Mid-East turmoil continues to roil markets


A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. — AFP

SINGAPORE: Oil spiked, equities sank and investors ran for cover as Israeli missiles rained down on Iran on the morning of April 19.

In Singapore, the Straits Times Index, which appeared poised to make further gains following a positive April 18, tumbled as the first news of the attacks hit the newswires.

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