Asian shares gain with most markets closed for May Day, while oil holds steady at $111 a barrel
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A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)FIL:E - The New York Stock Exchange is shown in New York's Financial District on Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)From left, NASA's Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen watch a replay of their ringing of the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Specialist Anthony Matesic works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)