Oil trades above $100 as Iran attacks more Gulf targets, while shares are mixed

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Friday, March 13, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) 2026-03-16T05:24:40Z BANGKOK (AP) — Crude oil stayed above $100 a barrel on Monday and Gulf countries reported more attacks by Iran as the war entered its third week, while share prices were mixed. A barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, was up 2.5% at $105.70. It’s climbed more than 40% since the war began. U.S. benchmark crude gained 1.6% to $100.29 per barrel. It’s up nearly 50% since the war began. U.S. futures were buoyant, with the contract for the S&P 500 up 0.6% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX edged 0.1% lower to 23,423.51, while the CAC 40 in Paris shed 0.2% to 7,893.16. Britain’s FTSE 100 inched up 0.2% to 10,276.43. In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 edged 0.1% lower to 53,751.15, while the Kospi in South Korea climbed 1.1% to 5,549.85. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1.5% to 25,834.02 after the Chinese government reported stronger than forecast economic data for February. The Shanghai Composite index shed 0.3%, however, to 4,084.79. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 gave up 0.4% to 8,583.40. Taiwan’s Taiex edged 0.2% lower, while India’s Sensex was little changed. On Friday, Wall Street’s losses deepened as the war again pushed prices above $100 per barrel, ratcheting up inflationary pressure on the global economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%. The benchmark index is now down 3.1% so far this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.3% and the Nasdaq composite finished 0.9% lower. Those indexes also ended the week with their third straight weekly loss. Since being attacked by the United States and Israel more than two weeks ago, Iran has been regularly hitting Israel, American bases and its Gulf Arab neighbors’ energy infrastructure with drones and missiles. It has also retaliated by effectively stopping cargo traff

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