Oil prices, which fell sharply after the deal was announced, finished mixed Thursday as the market weighs questions about how quickly tanker deliveries will resume.
There was little momentum on the main European markets, meanwhile.
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index closed down one per cent, with the Bank of England widely expected to keep its main interest rate on hold despite elevated inflation.
Frankfurt and Paris both ended around 0.4 per cent in the green, in contrast.
In Asia, Seoul surged more than two per cent and ploughed past 9,000 points for the first time thanks to a fresh surge in chip titans Samsung and SK Hynix as the AI boom continues apace.
Tokyo, meanwhile, finished above 71,000 points for the first time.
Among individual companies, consultancy Accenture slumped 16.3 per cent after missing quarterly revenue expectations as it cited a hit from the Middle East war.
“Management continues to highlight strong large-client activity and more AI work moving from pilots into production, but investors will need to see that translate into clearer revenue acceleration, especially in consulting,” said a note from Briefing.com.
SpaceX fell for a second straight session, losing 3.6 per cent after Elon Musk’s rocket company soared in its first three sessions following a record IPO.