A stock market ticker displays financial information to pedestrians outside the entrance to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. As part of a planned overhaul to keep the bourse alive and relevant to its robust high tech-based economy, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange plans to join most of the world on a Monday-to-Friday schedule to lure foreign traders, after 63 years of being open Sunday-to-Thursday. Photographer: Rina Castelnuovo/Bloomberg
Oil prices jumped and stock markets around the world mostly slumped fter deadly attacks by Hamas from the Gaza Strip prompted Israel to declare war. The price of a barrel jumped by almost $5 on Monday, mostly on concerns that the volatile situation could ensnare more countries in the Middle East.Many stock markets are closed Monday, but U.S. exchanges are expected to face a rough dayShares in Tel Aviv sold off heavily after the attack, as did the Israeli currency the shekel.
The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate oil jumped by almost $5 to more than $86 US a barrel on Monday, mostly on concerns that the volatile situation could ensnare more countries in the region. Israel is a marginal oil producer, but nearby nations in the Middle East are major suppliers The Toronto Stock Exchange was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Monday, and most major Asian markets are also closed. But the New York Stock Exchange will be open and early indications are that it is set to be a rough day.
Shares in weapons makers and military contractors surged: Northrop Grumman and RTX each rose 3.6 per cent while Lockheed Martin jumped 4.6 per cent.
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