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title: "Asia-Pacific markets set to fall as oil tops $100 amid escalating US.-Iran tensions"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279176664.md"
description: "Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly decline as investors continued to monitor elevated oil prices and the latest developments in the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict."
datetime: "2026-03-16T00:13:16.000Z"
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# Asia-Pacific markets set to fall as oil tops $100 amid escalating US.-Iran tensions

Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly decline as investors continued to monitor elevated oil prices and the latest developments in the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict.

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