Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol arrives on the Elysee Palace to attend a dinner held on the event of the Civil Nuclear Summit in Paris on March 10, 2026.
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Crude prices sank and equities principally rose on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) as oil-importing nations mentioned a attainable stockpile release whereas monitoring the Strait of Hormuz, a key petroleum waterway emptied of visitors as the struggle in West Asia rages.
International oil benchmark, Brent North Sea crude, plunged 11.3% to $87.80 a barrel, a day after it neared $120.
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The drop in oil prices gathered tempo as member states of the International Energy Agency (IEA) met for disaster talks to assess “the current security of supply” and the potential release of emergency shares.
In an announcement following a Paris assembly of G7 power ministers, IEA government director Fatih Birol stated he was “in close contact” with power ministers from key power producers and shoppers concerning the state of affairs.
Oil prices slid to session lows close to 1730 GMT after U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated the U.S. Navy had escorted a tanker by means of the Strait of Hormuz, however Wright shortly deleted the submit and Trump administration officers stated no such expedition had taken place.
The Paris and London inventory markets gained over 1.5% after European fuel prices sank 15%, serving to ease considerations over a renewed surge of world inflation.
Frankfurt ended the day up 2.4%.
Asian inventory markets rallied, with Seoul up greater than 5% and Tokyo ending with a achieve of 2.9%.
“Renewed optimism on the back of falling oil prices helped global stock indices recover, most strongly in Asia and Europe,” stated analyst Axel Rudolph at IG buying and selling platform.
Wall Street shares additionally spent a lot of the session in constructive territory however misplaced floor after Mr. Wright deleted his social media submit, which raised hopes that the Strait of Hormuz was again open for exercise.
A DOE spokesperson stated Mr. Wright’s submit was taken down as a result of it was “incorrectly captioned” by company employees.
Mr. Trump’s power workforce “are closely monitoring the situation, speaking with industry leaders, and having the US military draw up additional options to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, including the potential for our Navy to escort tankers,” a DOE spokesperson stated.
The broad-based S&P 500 completed down 0.2%.
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Jack Ablin of Cresset Capital Management stated oil stays on the prime of investor considerations. “It’s sort of the lifeblood of the global economy,” Mr. Ablin stated. “Anything that could potentially disrupt that is of concern to investors worldwide.”
Investors had been additionally digesting Mr. Trump’s remarks on Monday (March 9, 2026) that the marketing campaign was far forward of his preliminary timeline of round a month. “It’s going to be ended soon, and if it starts up again they’ll be hit even harder,” he instructed a information convention in Florida.
Iran has responded by vowing to block Gulf oil exports and asserting that it, not the U.S., would “determine the end of the war”.
Mr. Trump warned Iran towards mining the Strait of Hormuz, by means of which practically 20% of the world’s crude oil normally transits from the Gulf to world markets.
“If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before,” Mr. Trump stated in a social media submit.
Published – March 11, 2026 03:24 am IST