RESERVE BANK OF INDIA governor said there are signs inf expectations are rising and becoming broad-based.

Tech stocks remain near record highs on AI-driven optimism, while copper held steady. LME copper was flat on Wednesday as markets broadly stayed cautious. Accelerating AI data-center construction could lift copper demand; the market is consolidating after last month’s spike when concerns the US might impose tariffs on refined metals diverted flows to the US, tightening supply elsewhere and briefly pushing copper to a record high. Traders are awaiting China, the world’s largest metals consumer, to reopen after the long holiday for further price cues.

據英國金融時報：埃克森美孚石油(XOM.N)勘探業務負責人表示，公司希望在特立尼達和多巴哥近海複製圭亞那的油氣繁榮，目前正尋求擴大在委內瑞拉以東這一盆地的業務。