Stocks were choppy and energy prices surged amid the Iran conflict – Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open

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US stocks were choppy on Monday while energy prices and gold were bid with T-notes bear flattening and the dollar firmer in response to the US/Iran conflict. Over the weekend, the US struck Iran, killing the Supreme Leader Khamenei, with Iran responding by hitting US bases across the Middle East, but also by closing the Strait of Hormuz and threatening that ships that cross the Strait will be fired upon. The initial reaction saw stocks open lower while T-notes caught a bid, with energy prices surging. Oil remained bid but saw slight selling around the closing bell as Secretary of…

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