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LIVE: Markets surge to begin the week as Israel prepares to strike Iran

Cryptopolitan · Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:35:41 GMT

Hype 30/100 · Market impact 30/100 · Breaking 53/100

U.S. stock futures rose, with S&P 500 futures gaining 0.25%, Dow futures adding 155 points and Nasdaq-100 futures climbing 0.29%. Central-bank decisions were scheduled, with the Federal Reserve announcing its rate decision Wednesday, the European Central Bank Thursday and the Bank of Japan Friday. Asian markets were mixed: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and Japan’s Topix advanced, while the Nikkei, Kospi, Kosdaq and CSI 300 declined. Oil retreated amid growing Iran tensions and fears of possible strikes, as Brent fell to $114.52 and WTI to $101.03; those fears had helped fuel Friday’s Wall Street sell-off and a second straight weekly loss for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

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