Dubai: Crude oil price surged in the international market as Russia launched military action in Ukraine. U.S. crude surged $3.00 to $95.10 per on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the price basis for international oils, climbed $ 2.99 to $9 7.04 per barrel in London.
On the forex market, the US dollar weakened to 114.56 yen. The euro fell to $1.1211 from $1.1306. Asian benchmark indices declined in the share market. Nikkei 225 in Tokyo, japan fell 2% to 25,922.46 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 2.8% to 22,986.99. The Kospi in Seoul lost 2.6% to 2,649.29 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 fell 3.1% to 6,983.40..
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On Wall Street in the US, the S&P 500 fell to 4,225.50. The Nasdaq lost 2.6% to 13,037.49.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.4% to 33,131.76.
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