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Global markets fell after fresh strikes in the Gulf raised Middle East war risk, while Bitcoin held above $66,000. Equity benchmarks were broadly lower in futures trading, and investors rotated toward traditional safe havens as oil prices jumped and gold futures rose.
At least three people were killed in the United Arab Emirates after Iran carried out attacks in retaliation for weekend strikes by the United States and Israel that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials, according to Abu Dhabi’s Ministry of Defence. The ministry said the three victims were Pakistani, Nepalese, and Bangladeshi nationals.
President Donald Trump said he will “avenge” the deaths of three U.S. service members and that combat operations in Iran that began Saturday will continue, speaking in a pre-recorded Truth Social post on Sunday afternoon. He also said U.S. military operations are “ahead of schedule.”
Overnight stock futures fell following the weekend attacks. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped 571 points (about -1.2%), S&P 500 futures fell 1%, and Nasdaq 100 futures declined a little more than 1%. Gold futures rose 2% as investors moved into a safe-haven asset.
In Europe, moves were mixed rather than uniformly lower. Switzerland’s SMI rose 100.57 points (+0.72%) to 14,014.3, and Greece’s HEX gained 101.4 points (+0.78%) to 13,118.38. Spain’s IBEX 35 fell 135.8 points (-0.73%) to 18,360.8, while Germany’s DAX was nearly flat, down 4.76 points (-0.02%) to 25,284.26. In the UK, the FTSE 100 rose 63.85 points (+0.59%) to 10,910.55.
Other European benchmarks were largely unchanged, including the Netherlands’ AEX at 1,027.02, Belgium’s BEL 20 at 5,443.76, France’s CAC 40 at 8,580.75, and Portugal’s PSI20 at 9,276.09. The broader STOXX 600 edged up 0.11% to 633.85.
In Asia, the tone was mostly risk-off. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 546.64 points (-2.05%) to 26,083.9. Japan’s Nikkei dropped 899.51 points (-1.53%) to 57,950.76, and South Korea’s KOSPI lost 63.14 points (-1%) to 6,244.13. Singapore’s STI fell 92.35 points (-1.85%) to 4,902.72, and Thailand’s SETI dropped 33.45 points (-2.19%) to 1,494.81. Mainland China was steadier, with Shanghai down 0.13% to 4,157.346 and Shenzhen down 0.94% to 14,359.286.
In currency markets, the Swiss franc strengthened versus the dollar, with USD/CHF at 0.768 (down 0.13%). The euro slipped against the dollar, with EUR/USD at 1.179 (down 0.161%), and GBP/USD at 1.345 (down 0.23%).
In European rates, the UK 10-year yield rose to 4.307 (up 0.14%), while the 10-year Bund was listed at 2.644. Italy’s 10-year was at 3.275 and France’s 10-year at 3.222.
In crypto markets, Bitcoin was still above $66,000, trading at about $66,781.8 (-1.06%). The article also reported a $60.51B volume (-30.93%), a $1.33T market cap, $43.60B open interest (+0.80%), funding (-1.82%), and $169.53M in liquidations.
Ether traded at $1,973.67 (-2.88%) with $51.66B volume (-21.19%), a $237.98B market cap, $24.76B open interest (+1.41%), funding (-2.60%), and $82.30M in liquidations. Solana was $84.87 (-3.62%), and XRP traded at $1.3716 (-3.90%).
Other reported moves included HYPE up to $31.843 (+2.71%) and BNB at $625.07 (-0.72%).
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