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Singapore Stock Market Today: STI Slides as Oil Surge Hits Banks and Airlines

Singapore Stock Market Today: STI Slides as Oil Surge Hits Banks and Airlines

Singapore’s Straits Times Index fell 2.3% to 4,736.98 by mid-afternoon Monday, after dropping as low as 4,697.52. Oil prices surged, with Brent crude hitting $119.50 a barrel, fueling inflation fears and delaying expectations for a U.S. Fed rate cut. Banks and travel stocks led losses, while oil and gas shares rallied. Regional markets saw heavier losses, with South Korea’s Kospi down 8% and Japan’s Nikkei off 6.5%.
9 March 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Suffers Worst Day in 11 Months as Oil Shock Slams Miners and Financials

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Suffers Worst Day in 11 Months as Oil Shock Slams Miners and Financials

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.85% to 8,599 on Monday, its worst day in 11 months, after Brent crude surged up to 25% to $119.50 a barrel amid escalating conflict in the Middle East. Materials and tech stocks led losses, while energy shares gained. Bond yields jumped to multi-year highs. G7 ministers plan to discuss emergency oil reserves as investors brace for further volatility.
9 March 2026
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UK stock market today: FTSE 100 tumbles as oil shock rattles London shares

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 tumbles as oil shock rattles London shares

London’s FTSE 100 dropped 1.75% at the open as oil prices surged to nearly $120 a barrel amid the Iran war, hitting miners and travel stocks. Shell and BP gained, while Anglo American, Antofagasta, Rolls-Royce, IAG, and easyJet fell sharply. Sterling weakened 0.7% to $1.3333 as investors moved into the dollar. Two-year gilt yields jumped 37 basis points to 4.239%, the largest one-day rise since September 2022.
9 March 2026
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Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires Last Week: Merval Rebounds, but Oil Shock and Inflation Loom

Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires Last Week: Merval Rebounds, but Oil Shock and Inflation Loom

The S&P Merval index in Buenos Aires rose 2.15% Friday to 2,626,114.83 but ended the week down 0.6%. Sovereign dollar bonds dropped 0.9% and risk premiums widened to 575 basis points. Traders await February inflation data due March 12, with estimates raised to 2.7% monthly. Oil-linked stocks like YPF outperformed as global oil surged and regional energy shares drew selective support.
7 March 2026
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Borsa Istanbul Slides Last Week as Oil Shock and Rate-Pause Fears Rattle Turkish Stocks

Borsa Istanbul Slides Last Week as Oil Shock and Rate-Pause Fears Rattle Turkish Stocks

Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 fell 2.19% Friday to 12,792.81, capping a week of heavy losses as the lira hit a record low of 44.0750 per dollar and Brent crude surged to $88.9 a barrel. Turkey’s central bank sold about $13 billion in foreign exchange this week and is expected to hold its policy rate at 37% at its March 12 meeting. February inflation reached 31.53% year on year.
7 March 2026
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Moscow Exchange Last Week: MOEX Gains 2% as Oil Rally Lifts Russian Stocks

Moscow Exchange Last Week: MOEX Gains 2% as Oil Rally Lifts Russian Stocks

The MOEX Russia Index rose 2% to 2,854.11 last week, while the dollar-based RTS slipped 0.5% as Brent crude surged 27% to $92.69 a barrel amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Russian energy stocks led gains, with Sovcomflot up 7.8% and Rosneft 4.9%. The official dollar rate climbed to 79.15 roubles. Moscow Exchange reported 41 million brokerage accounts by year-end 2025.
7 March 2026
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Last week on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: TA-35 rises as war-driven oil shock roils markets

Last week on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: TA-35 rises as war-driven oil shock roils markets

Tel Aviv’s TA-35 index closed Friday at 4,356.68, up 5.5% for the week, while the TA-125 gained 6.3%. Energy and defence stocks led gains; the TA-Oil & Gas index rose 15%, and the TA Defense index climbed 12%. Elbit Systems became the exchange’s most valuable firm at 123 billion shekels. The shekel held steady despite ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruptions and rising oil prices.
7 March 2026
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JSE slides nearly 10% for the week as oil spike and risk-off hits South African stocks

JSE slides nearly 10% for the week as oil spike and risk-off hits South African stocks

The JSE All Share index closed the week down 9.2% after hitting a record high, as global risk aversion and rising oil prices drove investors to the dollar. The rand weakened to 16.72 per dollar and the 2035 bond yield jumped to 8.435%. FirstRand posted an 11% rise in half-year earnings. The JSE publicly censured Mantengu for failing to issue a required cautionary announcement.
7 March 2026
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Taiwan stocks’ wild week: TAIEX posts sharp loss as war-driven oil shock batters chip bellwethers

Taiwan stocks’ wild week: TAIEX posts sharp loss as war-driven oil shock batters chip bellwethers

Taiwan’s TAIEX fell 1,814.95 points this week, closing at 33,599.54 after a midweek plunge and rebound failed to hold. Foreign investors sold a net NT$96.47 billion on Wednesday, the third-largest daily outflow on record, as TSMC dropped 3.62% and the Taiwan dollar hit a 10-month low. Turnover shrank Friday as the market slipped 0.22%.
7 March 2026
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FTSE 100 reels from worst week in a year as oil shock hits London stocks

FTSE 100 reels from worst week in a year as oil shock hits London stocks

The FTSE 100 dropped 5.7% this week, its sharpest fall since April 2025, as oil surged above $90 a barrel and traders slashed UK rate-cut bets. Energy and defence shares held firm, but airlines and miners tumbled. The FTSE 250 lost 0.8% on Friday. Money markets now see little chance of a March Bank of England cut.
7 March 2026
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U.S. Stock Market Today: Wall Street Beats Global Peers as Iran War Sends Oil Prices Higher

U.S. Stock Market Today: Wall Street Beats Global Peers as Iran War Sends Oil Prices Higher

U.S. stock index futures fell Friday as the war with Iran drove oil prices higher and cut rate-cut expectations. The Dow dropped 784.67 points Thursday, while Brent crude rose nearly 22% for the week. U.S. equity funds saw $21.92 billion in outflows, the biggest since January. Europe’s STOXX 600 was down nearly 5% for the week, its worst in almost a year.
6 March 2026
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Goldman Sachs warns $100 oil could hit growth and stoke inflation as Iran war widens

Goldman Sachs warns $100 oil could hit growth and stoke inflation as Iran war widens

Goldman Sachs warned a temporary jump in oil to $100 a barrel, driven by widening conflict in Iran, could cut global growth by 0.4 percentage point and raise inflation by 0.7 points. The bank raised its Brent crude forecast for Q2 2026 to $76 a barrel, citing risks to Middle East supply. Oil prices rose over 3% to $83.81 on Thursday. Morgan Stanley now expects the ECB to hold rates steady through 2026.
5 March 2026
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Chevron stock jumps as oil surges on Iran conflict and Hormuz choke point fears

Chevron stock jumps as oil surges on Iran conflict and Hormuz choke point fears

Chevron shares rose 1.7% to $189.28 Thursday as oil prices surged after Iran’s conflict disrupted supply and shipping. Brent crude settled up 4.93% at $85.41 a barrel, while U.S. WTI jumped 8.51% to $81.01, its highest since July 2024. Shipping costs for Middle East-to-China crude soared to over $450,000 a day. Chevron’s Israeli gas fields, including Leviathan and Tamar, were idled by Iranian strikes.
5 March 2026
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Heating Oil price today: ULSD futures jump near 10% as Strait of Hormuz fears bite

Heating Oil price today: ULSD futures jump near 10% as Strait of Hormuz fears bite

U.S. April heating oil futures surged 9.8% to $3.6163 a gallon Thursday, hitting a 52-week high as supply risks and Middle East tensions rattled markets. Brent crude rose to $84.32 a barrel and U.S. WTI to $79.06. Average U.S. retail diesel prices climbed to $4.04 per gallon. Distillate inventories remain about 3% below the five-year average, EIA data showed.
5 March 2026
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UK stock market today: FTSE 100 falls 1.5% as oil jumps; Rentokil and Admiral gain, Wizz Air drops

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 falls 1.5% as oil jumps; Rentokil and Admiral gain, Wizz Air drops

London’s FTSE 100 fell 1.5% to 10,413.94 on Thursday as oil prices surged and investors scaled back bets on Bank of England rate cuts. Rentokil Initial and Admiral rose after posting higher profits, while Wizz Air and Reckitt dropped on outlook warnings. The FTSE 250 lost 0.9%. Brent crude traded near $84.41 a barrel.
5 March 2026
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 futures steady as Iran war keeps oil in focus; bitcoin jumps back to $74,000

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 futures steady as Iran war keeps oil in focus; bitcoin jumps back to $74,000

U.S. stock futures were little changed early Thursday as the U.S.-Israeli air war with Iran entered its sixth day, keeping focus on oil and inflation. Dow futures slipped 0.16%, S&P 500 futures edged down 0.01%. Oil prices rose, with Brent at $83.12 a barrel. Bitcoin hit a one-month high as traders watched Washington’s crypto bill debate.
5 March 2026
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South Korea’s KOSPI jumps 10% as Iran war lifts oil toward $84 and rattles global markets

South Korea’s KOSPI jumps 10% as Iran war lifts oil toward $84 and rattles global markets

South Korea’s KOSPI surged nearly 10% after President Lee Jae Myung activated a $68 billion market stabilisation fund. Brent crude briefly topped $84 a barrel as Iran’s missile attack on Israel disrupted shipping, halting tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Bond yields and the dollar rose as traders scaled back expectations for near-term rate cuts. Qatar declared force majeure on gas exports, warning of at least a month’s disruption.
5 March 2026
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Brent oil price today: Brent holds above $81 as Hormuz disruption keeps traders edgy

Brent oil price today: Brent holds above $81 as Hormuz disruption keeps traders edgy

Brent crude rose 0.4% to $81.69 a barrel in London after sharp swings, as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained heavily disrupted for a fifth day. Tanker traffic through the strait dropped to four vessels on March 1, down from an average of 24. U.S. crude stocks climbed by 3.5 million barrels last week. Banks raised oil price forecasts, with UBS warning Brent could top $90 if disruptions persist.
4 March 2026
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India stock market today: Nifty sinks below 24,500 as oil spike hits Sensex; rupee tumbles to record

India stock market today: Nifty sinks below 24,500 as oil spike hits Sensex; rupee tumbles to record

Indian shares fell sharply Wednesday, with the Nifty 50 down 1.55% and Sensex losing 1.40%, as surging Brent crude prices and Middle East tensions rattled markets. The rupee weakened past 92 per dollar for the first time, and 10-year bond yields rose to 6.717%. Airline stocks dropped after reports of flight cancellations. Domestic services PMI showed slowing growth and rising input costs.
4 March 2026
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Delixy Holdings (DLXY) stock jumps 158% after hours as Hormuz disruption rattles oil trade

Delixy Holdings (DLXY) stock jumps 158% after hours as Hormuz disruption rattles oil trade

Delixy Holdings shares soared 158% in after-hours Nasdaq trading Tuesday, rebounding from a 17% drop during the day as crude prices spiked on Middle East supply disruptions. Oil rose after fighting near Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, halting tanker traffic and pushing up shipping and insurance costs. Delixy, a Singapore-based oil trader, ended the day with a market value of $13.4 million.
4 March 2026
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Bitcoin fell to $74,594 on Saturday, down 3.3% after U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw five straight days of outflows. Ether dropped 4.3% to $2,026.64. The decline came as U.S. markets closed for the holiday weekend and bond yields hit multi-year highs. Coinbase shares closed Friday at $184.99, down 4.4%.
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