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WTI jumped 1.7% to $93.76 as fresh Middle East hostilities and Strait of Hormuz risk revived the supply premium.

Geopolitics, not demand, is driving crude — and an oil spike complicates the inflation picture the Fed is already watching.

$95 is the next resistance; de-escalation headlines could quickly unwind the premium back toward $90.

The Dow added 0.45% to a record 51,308, lagging tech but lifted by the broad risk-on tone.

Its value tilt means the Dow rides the rally without the semiconductor turbocharge — steady rather than spectacular.

51,000 is first support; rotation breadth will decide whether the Dow keeps pace with the Nasdaq.