Asian stock markets rise thanks to tech stocks, oil rises

Asian stock markets are well in tune thanks to purchases on technology stocks after the announcement last week of the launch of Gpt-6 by OpenAI, a new artificial intelligence model which is expected to boost the demand for computing power.

Tokyo advanced by 2%, Seoul by 4.2%, Shenzhen by 1.6% while Shanghai (+0.2%) and Sydney (+0.05%) showed little change and Hong Kong lost 0.9%. Futures for Europe are weak, with those on the Dax falling by 0.2%, where the markets' reaction to the victory of the far-right AfD in the German regional elections of Saxony Anhalt is awaited. There was also little change on Wall Street, which will be closed today for Memorial Day.

However, the oil rally does not stop after the US attacks on three Iranian tankers in response to the launch of ballistic missiles. Brent, up 1.7% to 97.91 dollars a barrel, aims for 100, while WTI rises to 92.94 dollars.

Gas is also running high, with TTF futures advancing by 3.7% to 74.65 euros per megawatt hour.

There is anticipation on the markets for the moves of the ECB, which is expected to raise rates on Thursday, and for the American inflation data on Friday, which will be decisive for the Fed's decisions on September 16th.