Global Markets Retreat as Escalating Middle East Tensions Send Brent Oil Surging Above $100

Global equity markets experienced widespread declines on September 9, 2026, driven by geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East and renewed inflation fears as Brent crude crossed $100 a barrel. Wall Street benchmarks closed lower under pressure from surging U.S. 10-year Treasury yields—which reached 4.837%—and heightened trader expectations of a September Federal Reserve interest rate hike. European markets faced steeper sell-offs led by energy supply concerns and trade frictions, while Asian indices ended mixed. Safe-haven demand propelled gold upward toward $4,417 per ounce.

Global Assets & Commodities

• Global Stocks: Down broad-based; MSCI All-Country World Index fell 0.42%.
• Global Bonds: Yield on benchmark U.S. 10-Year Treasury debt rose to 4.837%.
• Global Oil: Brent Crude Open $97.90 | Close $100.27 (+2.4%).
• Global Gold: Gold Spot Open $4,352.00 | Close $4,417.00 (+1.5%).
• Global Silver: Silver Spot Open $31.80 | Close $32.45 (+2.0%).
• Global Crypto: Bitcoin (BTC) Open $78,450.00 | Close $79,300.00; XRP Open $1.38 | Close $1.42.

North America & Latin America

• DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average): Open 52,707.90 | Close 52,435.25 (-0.68%)
• S&P 500: Open 7,660.68 | Close 7,636.36 (-0.48%)
• NASDAQ Composite: Open 26,325.06 | Close 26,164.50 (-0.61%)
• Russell 2000: Open 2,965.10 | Close 2,944.00 (-0.71%)
• NYSE Composite: Open 20,840.10 | Close 20,715.30 (-0.60%)
• S&P/TSX Composite (Canada): Open 25,610.00 | Close 25,480.20 (-0.51%)
• S&P/BMV IPC (Mexico): Open 65,320.00 | Close 65,065.56 (-0.39%)
• Bovespa / Ibovespa (Brazil): Open 134,800.00 | Close 133,950.00 (-0.63%)
• S&P Merval (Argentina): Open 1,820,000.00 | Close 1,805,400.00 (-0.80%)
• S&P IPSA (Chile): Open 6,450.00 | Close 6,412.00 (-0.59%)

Europe & Russia

• DAX (Germany): Open 18,720.00 | Close 18,426.00 (-1.57%)
• FTSE 100 (UK): Open 10,815.00 | Close 10,665.75 (-1.38%)
• CAC 40 (France): Open 7,680.00 | Close 7,530.90 (-1.94%)
• EURO STOXX 50: Open 5,010.00 | Close 4,925.00 (-1.70%)
• AEX (Netherlands): Open 915.00 | Close 903.20 (-1.29%)
• IBEX 35 (Spain): Open 11,410.00 | Close 11,280.00 (-1.14%)
• FTSE MIB (Italy): Open 52,180.00 | Close 51,869.50 (-0.59%)
• SMI (Switzerland): Open 12,240.00 | Close 12,130.00 (-0.90%)
• BEL 20 (Belgium): Open 4,210.00 | Close 4,165.00 (-1.07%)
• ATX (Austria): Open 3,680.00 | Close 3,640.00 (-1.09%)
• OMXS30 (Sweden): Open 2,590.00 | Close 2,560.00 (-1.16%)
• OMXC25 (Denmark): Open 1,980.00 | Close 1,958.00 (-1.11%)
• WIG20 (Poland): Open 2,410.00 | Close 2,382.00 (-1.16%)
• MOEX Russia Index: Open 2,740.00 | Close 2,755.00 (+0.55%)

Asia-Pacific

• Nikkei 225 (Japan): Open 65,260.00 | Close 65,142.78 (-0.19%)
• Shanghai Composite (China): Open 3,940.50 | Close 3,951.51 (+0.28%)
• Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong): Open 25,318.00 | Close 25,274.96 (-0.17%)
• SZSE Component (China): Open 10,610.00 | Close 10,645.00 (+0.33%)
• China A50: Open 13,420.00 | Close 13,460.00 (+0.30%)
• Taiwan Weighted Index (TAIEX): Open 47,090.00 | Close 47,183.36 (+0.20%)
• KOSPI (South Korea): Open 6,954.00 | Close 7,051.64 (+1.40%)
• NIFTY 50 (India): Open 23,652.00 | Close 23,462.45 (-0.80%)
• S&P BSE Sensex (India): Open 77,500.00 | Close 76,890.00 (-0.79%)
• S&P/ASX 200 (Australia): Open 8,920.00 | Close 8,918.40 (-0.02%)
• All Ordinaries (Australia): Open 9,145.00 | Close 9,140.00 (-0.05%)
• NZX 50 (New Zealand): Open 12,680.00 | Close 12,630.00 (-0.39%)
• SET Index (Thailand): Open 1,420.00 | Close 1,412.00 (-0.56%)
• JKSE (Indonesia): Open 7,620.00 | Close 7,590.00 (-0.39%)
• FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI: Open 1,675.00 | Close 1,668.00 (-0.42%)

Middle East & Africa

• Tadawul All Share Index (Saudi Arabia): Open 12,110.00 | Close 12,045.00 (-0.54%)
• TA-35 (Israel): Open 2,090.00 | Close 2,072.00 (-0.86%)
• BIST 100 (Turkey): Open 9,850.00 | Close 9,780.00 (-0.71%)