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Global Shares Are Mixed and Oil Slips After OPEC+ Plans August Output Hike

Seven OPEC+ members plan to raise output by 188,000 barrels a day in August, pushing U.S. crude and Brent lower.

  • Asian shares were mixed on Monday following a long weekend on Wall Street, with technology stocks pulling benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul lower.
  • Oil prices slipped after OPEC announced Sunday that seven members plan to expand production by 188,000 barrels per day in August, the fifth consecutive monthly increase.
  • Brent crude lost 0.5 percent to near four-month lows, while tech giant SoftBank Group Corp declined 3.4% and Tokyo Electron shed 1.4% as regional indices faced selling pressure.
  • Cooling energy costs and a softer payrolls report led markets to scale back Federal Reserve rate hike risks, with futures implying a 78 percent chance of steady policy.
  • Investors now focus on the looming earnings season and the AI boom, while President Donald Trump heads to Turkey this week for a NATO meeting.
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US futures rise and Asian shares trade mixed as oil prices decline with increased output

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed, while U.S. futures rose Monday following a long weekend on Wall Street, while selling of technology shares pulled benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Monday, July 6, 2026.
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