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Seoul’s benchmark KOSPI fell 6% this week. (Source: Reuters via Nikkei Asia) Market Overview: Asian Stocks Close Week With Mixed Results as Iran War Grinds On Asian stock markets ended the week on a cautious note on Friday, March 27, 2026, as the U.S.-Iran conflict entered its fifth week with no near-term resolution in sight. … Read more

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 26, 2026. Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images via CNBC Wall Street suffered steep losses on Thursday, March 26, 2026, as surging oil prices and deepening uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran conflict rattled investor sentiment. The Nasdaq Composite officially closed in … Read more

An electronic board showing the KOSPI at Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on Thursday. (Source: The Korea Herald / Yonhap) Market Overview: Ceasefire Optimism Fades, Asia Turns Red Asian stock markets sold off broadly on Thursday, March 26, 2026, as the previous day’s ceasefire optimism evaporated. Iran said it is reviewing a U.S. proposal but … Read more

Market Overview Wall Street posted solid gains on Wednesday, March 25, as oil prices retreated and investors grew cautiously optimistic that the U.S. and Iran could find a diplomatic path to end the four-week-old Middle East conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 305 points, while European markets rallied even more sharply, with the STOXX … Read more

Market Overview Asian equities staged a broad rally on Tuesday, March 25, as crude oil prices tumbled below $100 a barrel on growing hopes that a diplomatic resolution to the Iran conflict was within reach. South Korea’s Kospi opened with a stunning 3 % surge before paring gains, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 posted the region’s … Read more

Traders work on the floor of the NYSE at the opening bell on March 24, 2026. Source: Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images via CNBC U.S. stocks pulled back on Tuesday, March 24, surrendering a portion of Monday’s sharp relief rally gains as oil prices surged back above $100 per barrel and confusion grew … Read more

Asian stock markets staged a broad-based rally on Tuesday as Trump delayed strikes on Iranian energy facilities. KOSPI surged 2.74%, Hang Seng jumped 2.8%, and Nikkei 225 climbed 1.4%. Korean won recovered below 1,500 mark.

Market Overview Wall Street staged a powerful relief rally on Monday, March 23, after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. and Iran had held “very good and productive” talks aimed at a “complete and total resolution” of the Middle East conflict. The Dow surged more than 1,100 points at its peak before settling with a … Read more

Asia-wide Selloff as Iran War Enters Fourth Week Asian stock markets suffered a brutal selloff on Monday, March 23, 2026, as fears of a widening Middle East conflict intensified after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — or face strikes on its power plants. Iran … Read more