GLOBAL MARKETS-Stock Indexes Fall on AI Angst While Gold and Silver Rise with Oil

GLOBAL MARKET - LONDON. MSCI's global equities gauge fell on Wednesday, pressured by U.S. technology stocks, while silver prices hit a record high and gold rose for a seventh straight day on renewed hopes for Federal Reserve rate cuts and after U.S. President Donald Trump's latest move in Venezuela created safe-haven demand.

Oil prices settled higher after Trump ordered a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, as Washington increased pressure on Nicolas Maduro's government by targeting its main source of income.