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Drew Cohen works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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Asian shares have advanced as U.S. stocks held relatively steady while investors awaited signals on when the war with Iran may end. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 jumped 2.1% and South Korea's Kospi advanced 3.5%. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 dipped 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Nasdaq composite edged less than 0.1% higher. Oil prices stayed below their peaks hit earlier in the week after plunging from nearly $120 per barrel late Monday on hopes for a quick end to the war. Both sides sharpened their rhetoric as the war entered its 11th day. The U.S. side promised the most intense strikes yet while Iran said it would not allow oil to reach its “enemies.”
