--- title: "Global assets are experiencing a stark contrast: crude oil and natural gas are rising, while other assets are collectively \"bleeding.\"" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279758194.md" description: "Global asset performance has shown significant divergence, with oil and natural gas prices rising sharply, while other assets have generally declined. The military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran have impacted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, leading to an increase in international oil prices. Brent crude oil rose by 6.34%, with a cumulative increase of 50% this month; European natural gas futures rose nearly 30%. Meanwhile, global stock markets, gold, silver, and other assets have all experienced significant declines, with the Nikkei 225 index falling by 3.38% and spot gold dropping by 2.55%" datetime: "2026-03-19T09:24:09.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279758194.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279758194.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279758194.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279758194.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279758194.md) # Global assets are experiencing a stark contrast: crude oil and natural gas are rising, while other assets are collectively "bleeding." \[Global Assets in a Dichotomy: Oil and Natural Gas Soar, While Other Assets Bleed\] Financial Associated Press, March 19 - After the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran, shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has been continuously obstructed, disrupting the global energy supply system. In the past week, international oil prices have shown a "seesaw" effect with other assets, meaning that when oil prices rise, other assets tend to collectively decline. On Thursday, this "seesaw" effect was even more pronounced, with Brent crude oil rising by as much as 7%, European natural gas increasing by over 30%, while silver, gold, other metals, global stock markets, and cryptocurrencies saw significant declines. Specifically: 1. Oil and Natural Gas: As of the time of writing, Brent crude oil rose by 6.34%, priced at $109.446 per barrel, up 50% this month. European natural gas futures rose nearly 30%, with a cumulative increase of 106% this month. 2. Global Stock Markets: ① In the recently closed major Asian stock indices, the Nikkei 225 index fell by 3.38%, the South Korean KOSPI index fell by 2.73%, the Hong Kong Hang Seng index fell by 2.02%, and the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 1.39%. ② The European Stoxx 50 index currently trading is down 1.78%, the UK FTSE 100 index is down 1.70%, and the French CAC40 index is down 1.46%. ③ The S&P 500 index futures currently trading are down 0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 index futures are down 0.33%, while the three major U.S. stock indices closed down about 1.5% overnight. ④ The Indian NIFTY 50 index fell by 3%, affected by soaring oil prices and the sell-off of HDFC Bank stocks. 3. Gold and Silver Plummet: Spot silver once fell over 7%. As of the time of writing, spot gold is down 2.55%, priced at $4695.82 per ounce; spot silver is down 5.56%, priced at $71.17 per ounce, having once dropped 7% below $70. COMEX silver futures fell by 7.81%, priced at $71.53 per ounce, having once dropped over 10%. 4. Other Metals: ① LME aluminum for three months fell by 2.61%, LME lead for three months fell by 1.46%, LME tin for three months fell by 5.27%, LME zinc for three months fell by 1.60%, LME nickel for three months fell by 2.47%, and LME copper for three months fell by 2.40%. ② Domestic futures: Shanghai gold futures fell by 4.64%, Shanghai silver futures fell by 10.35%, Shanghai copper futures fell by 4.52%, Shanghai aluminum futures fell by 2.64%, Shanghai zinc futures fell by 3.16%, Shanghai nickel futures fell by 2.94%, Shanghai lead futures fell by 1.59%, and Shanghai tin futures fell by 6.61%. 5. Bitcoin once fell below the $70,000 mark during trading, down 5.4% in the past 24 hours. 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