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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.

Microsoft fell 4.2% to $441, the day's mega-cap laggard, sliding well below its 52-week high.

Rotation into pure-play chip names like Nvidia and Marvell is pulling capital out of software megacaps.

$435 is support; a break opens $420. The stock needs fresh AI-monetization proof to re-rate.