Oil majors boost earnings via trading desks as Middle East tensions and hawkish Fed shift impact crude markets.
European stocks mostly rose but the FTSE 100 fell, dragged by oil majors BP and Shell. Investor focus shifts to AI productivity gains.
HSBC earnings among top investor events this week alongside Shell, Maersk, and Novo Nordisk.
Shell and other European giants report earnings this week as Gulf fatigue shifts focus to corporate results.