Asian stock markets are trading mixed on Monday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street on Friday, as traders remain cautious amid escalating geopolitical tension in the Middle East after the U.S.-Iran conflict grows wider, with the U.S. targeting Iran civil infrastructures. The related spike in crude oil prices also renewed global inflationary concerns. Asian markets closed mostly lower on Friday.
Tehran launched strikes against several countries across the Gulf and wider region after the U.S. launched a wave of strikes against Iran for the sixth night in a row over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Market Analysis
Asian Markets Trade Mixed
2026-07-20 02:59:01
