Asia-Pacific markets set to fall as oil tops $100 amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions
By Lee Ying Shan
Published on March 15, 2026.
Asian markets are expected to decline as oil prices rise and the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict escalates, with the U.N. President Donald Trump considering military strikes on Tehran's Kharg Island as a key hub for Iran's oil industry. Japan's Nikkei 225 is expected to fall, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index is set to open higher.
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