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Markets Reel With Oil Spiking, Stocks Slumping After Iran Strikes

Markets Reel With Oil Spiking, Stocks Slumping After Iran Strikes

World markets are reeling after the US and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend and killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, disrupting international trade and travel and raising the risk of a prolonged conflict that has sweeping commercial and economic effects.

Here’s a rundown of where major assets stood at 8:00 a.m. ET on Monday:

Oil and gas

Brent oil, the international benchmark, was trading around 8% higher at $78.49 a barrel, while US crude prices were up 6% at nearly $71.35 a barrel.

Crude prices initially spiked more than 12% when markets opened on Sunday evening in the US, and were further fueled by news that Saudi Aramco halted operations at its Ras Tanura refinery in Saudi Arabia after a…

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