Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open. The dominant story is still the Strait of Hormuz, and it's getting more complicated by the hour. Oil has dropped below $100 per barrel on signs that diplomatic efforts for resolving the Mideast conflict are ongoing, even as the U.S. started blockading Iranian ports. Market wobbled, then rallied on signals that Tehran might still want to talk, with investors assessing the blockade as