An oil tanker operates off the coast of Angola in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
World markets were volatile on January 3 after two bomb explosions in Iran killed at least 103 people, raising concerns that the conflict between Hamas and Israel will continue to spread.
At the close of trading on January 3, in the New York market, the price of light sweet crude oil WTI for February delivery increased by 2.32 USD (3.3%) to 72.7 USD/barrel. In London, the price of North Sea Brent crude for March delivery increased by 2.36 USD (3.11%) to 78.25 USD/barrel.
The closure of an oil field in Libya also raised concerns about supplies.
Axel Rudolph, senior market analyst at online trading platform IG, said rising tensions in the Middle East following the bombing had added to risk aversion and pushed up US bond yields.
Stocks were also under pressure as investors worried that the rally in stocks in the final months of last year, fueled by hopes of a rate cut in 2024, may have gone too far.
Stocks in both Europe and the US fell simultaneously on the trading day of January 3. At the New York Exchange, all three major US stock indexes, Dow Jones, S&P500 and Nasdaq, fell from 0.8 to 1.2% points, with the technology-sector Nasdaq index falling the most, down 1.2%.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 (London), CAC 40 (Paris), DAX (Frankfurt), and EURO STOXX 50 indices also fell from 0.5% to 1.6% points.
The stock market "got too high" in December, said Hans Olsen, chief investment officer at Fiduciary Trust.
He said a correction is needed for this rally to be sustainable, noting that continued growth without fundamental changes is "unhealthy and unsustainable."
Meanwhile, minutes of the US Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting showed officials expect interest rates may need to remain high "for some time" to combat persistent inflation./.
According to VNA
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