Asian stocks advanced on Thursday as AMD's first quarter results topped estimates and investors expressed hopes for a peace deal between the United States and Iran.
The dollar index was subdued in Asian trading, helping gold prices jump more than 1 percent toward $4,750 an ounce.
Oil prices extended losses, with Brent crude futures falling nearly 2 percent toward $99 a barrel after tumbling almost 8 percent in the previous session.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.