Oil, Dollar soar as Iran strikes deepen global sell-off

Описание: Market news for March 3, 2026: A global sell-off deepened as US/Israel strikes on Iran fuelled oil and dollar gains, plunging Asian stocks, with Korean shares hit hardest. Singapore's ST Engineering rallied on defence orders.


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