Global shares surge, echoing a rally on Wall Street as oil prices sank
back to about $90
[March 10, 2026] By
YURI KAGEYAMA
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares rebounded Tuesday from their sharp declines a
day before as global investors wagered that the war with Iran may not
last too long.
But the gains fell far short of losses Monday, when oil prices neared
$120 per barrel before falling back to about $90. U.S. shares were set
to rise, with Dow futures up 0.4% at 47,970.00. S&P 500 futures rose
0.4% to 6,830.75.
Helping to assuage investors' fears, U.S. President Donald Trump told
CBS News he thinks “the war is very complete, pretty much.” He also made
other comments that seemed to threaten intensified action against Iran
if it makes any “attempt to stop the globe’s oil supply.”
France's CAC 40 added 1.9% in early trading to 54,248.39, while
Germany's DAX surged 2.4% to 23,966.97. Britain's FTSE 100 gained 1.6%
to 10,410.08.
In Asia, Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 2.9% to finish at 54,248.39
after the government released revised economic data that showed Japan's
economy grew slightly faster than initially estimated in the final
quarter of last year, boosted by solid business investments.
The economy expanded at an annual pace of 1.3%. The initial estimate was
a much weaker 0.2%.
“Today is the rebound, obviously positive comments from President Trump
overnight, we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel for
the war," said Neil Newman, a managing director and head of strategy at
Astris Advisory Japan.
"So volatility is going to remain with us but things are certainly
looking a lot brighter today,” he said.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.1% to 8,692.60. South Korea's Kospi
jumped 5.4% to 5,532.59.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 2.2% to 25,959.90, while the Shanghai
Composite index rose 0.7% to 4,123.14.
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A currency trader passes by a screen showing the Korea Composite
Stock Price Index (KOSPI), rear center, and the foreign exchange
rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, rear left, at the
foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in
Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
 Share prices have been swinging
mostly in tandem with oil prices, which have gyrated as the war has
deepened.
In energy trading Tuesday, benchmark U.S. crude fell $7.56 to $87.21
a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, dipped $7.54 to
$91.42 a barrel.
There is a great deal of uncertainty about just how high oil prices
will go and how long they will stay there because of disruptions to
Middle East energy facilities.
If oil prices stay very high for very long, households’ budgets
already stretched by high inflation could break under the pressure.
Companies would see their own bills jump for fuel and to stock items
on their store shelves or in their data warehouses.
Concerns have focused on the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off
Iran’s coast that a fifth of the world’s oil sails through on a
typical day. Iran has threatened to set fire to ships sailing the
strait.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar edged up to 157.53 Japanese yen
from 157.67 yen. The euro edged up to $1.1657 from $1.1636.
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AP Videographer Ayaka McGill in Tokyo contributed.
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