Asian Markets Expected to Open Lower After U.S. Treasury Decline

Financial outlets describe the Iran war and US-Israeli involvement as the main shock driving global stock selloffs, oil price spikes and swings in bond yields. This view links Asian and European volatility to both war risk and higher US Treasury yields, while noting brief rebounds led by markets like South Korea. Commentators warn that a longer or wider conflict could deepen losses, especially in sectors exposed to West Asia and energy costs.

• •Global equity markets have suffered sharp declines as fighting involving Iran, the US and Israel intensifies.
• •Rising oil prices tied to the conflict are pressuring Asian importers and weighing on their stock markets.
• •Higher US Treasury yields are adding to the strain on risk assets in Asia and Europe.
• •Indian capital goods companies such as Larsen & Toubro and KEC International face selling because of their exposure to West Asia projects.
• •Traders are betting on a brief conflict but warn that a prolonged war could cause wider economic damage and deeper market losses.