World stocks gain ahead of coporate earnings

Global shares advanced on Monday, with investors focused on central bank meetings and a week of corporate earnings that will test confidence in the AI boom.



Oil prices retreated after Friday's strong gains, amid signs of easing hostilities in the Middle East.



Still, prices remained near recent highs as persistent attacks on key producer Saudi Arabia kept traders wary.



The Houthi group in Yemen said on Monday it had attacked Saudi Arabia's East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport.



MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe rose 4.22 points, or 0.38%, to 1,123.19.



On Wall Street, major indexes climbed on tech strength after Anthropic's initial public offering filing.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 146.42 points, or 0.28%, to 52,361.58, the S&P 500 gained 53.09 points, or 0.7%, to 7,676.77 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 214.04 points, or 0.83%, to 26,169.38.