Financial markets started the week on an uncertain note as renewed military tensions between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices sharply higher, pressured equity futures and shifted investor attention toward a crucial week of corporate earnings. At the same time, weakness across Asian semiconductor stocks has prompted questions about near-term sentiment toward artificial intelligence investments, despite continued strong demand for advanced chips.
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Investing.com - Renewed fighting between the United States and Iran rattled markets at the start of the week, sending oil prices sharply higher and weighing on stock futures.
Stocks were set to open in the red Monday after fighting between the U.S. and Iran escalated, putting investors on edge at the start of a crucial week for the market. S&P 500 futures fell 0.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 1%.
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FTSE 100 down 5 points to 10,492 Oil prices hit 3-week high amid new US-Iran strikes Plus500, PageGroup, Oxford Nanopore post numbers 11.04am: Can markets absorb Gulf risks? This week "will be a test to see if the continued skirmishes between the US and Iran can be absorbed by...
Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday after the US carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated.View on euronews
Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after the U.S. carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, gained 3.9% to $78.96 per barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude oil added 4% to $74.26 per barrel. Prices for both types of crude oil recently had slipped back to the levels they were at before the war with Iran began, after the two sides set an interim agreement on ending the conflict and ships resumed transporting oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
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<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, with the Dow gaining nearly three-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 adding more than four-tenths of a percent to end just short of a record high, and the Nasdaq climbing nearly three-tenths of a percent.</p><p>The AI trade returned to the spotlight after South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix ended almost 13% above its offer price at $168 in a blockbuster U.S. listing. The company raised over $26 billion on Thursday by selling American Depositary Receipts priced at $149 each.</p><p>U.S. stocks added to gains after President Donald Trump said that Iran had asked to continue talks and the U.S. had agreed, but that the June ceasefire was "over."</p><p>Ross Mayfield is investment strategist at Baird Private Wealth Management.</p><p>"Today I think markets are a little bit higher as it's evident once again that neither Iran nor the U.S. really want to re-engage in a hot war in the Middle East. This is going to be a volatile back and forth, who knows what will happen over the weekend. But I do think even a little bit of calm is helping markets, helping yields and oil pull back. And then this is kind of a calm before the storm. Not a lot going on today besides the SK Hynix debut. But next week - retail sales, CPI (Consumer Price Index), and the start of bank earnings. So a lot for investors to prep for, kind of a calm before the storm trading day."</p><p>Stocks on the move Friday included Meta Platforms, which jumped 6% to its highest level since April.</p><p>Shares of Moderna tumbled almost 11% in its worst day in over a year.</p><p>And shares of Delta Air Lines dropped more than 1.5%, even after the carrier forecast third-quarter profit above expectations.</p><p>Investors now look to quarterly earnings season, which kicks off next week.</p></body>
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