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Oil Prices Surge After Iran Attacks as Seoul Stock Market Plummets 5%

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First reported by Globes · 17 minutes ago

What happened

Following renewed US strikes on Iran after missile attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices surged 4% while South Korea's stock market fell over 5%. Semiconductor stocks in Seoul dropped sharply despite strong Nasdaq performance, and Asian markets showed mixed results amid geopolitical tensions.

01Oil prices jump 4% after US military strikes in Iran following missile attacks near Strait of Hormuz.
02South Korea's KOSPI index falls 5.2%, led by a 10% drop in SK Hynix shares.
03SK Holdings shares decline 8%, Samsung shares fall 6% amid regional market turmoil.
04Japan's Nikkei drops 1.1%, with Ryohin Keikaku up 16.7% and Yaskawa Electric down 14.3%.
05Hong Kong's Hang Seng rises 0.3%, led by 5% gains in SMIC and Alibaba shares.

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