Asian shares are mostly declining, as worries continue about soaring oil prices and the potential for further escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. But shares rose moderately in early Monday trading in France, Germany and Britain. U.S. futures also rose.  Benchmarks finished lower in Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul and Hong Kong. Worries have been great in Japan and the rest of Asia about the effective lack of access to the Strait of Hormuz because of the war in Iran, as the region relies greatly on such access for oil shipments. Oil prices climbed. Investors are now bracing for the war to last for some time, which would likely set off inflation in global markets.

U.S. stocks deepened their drops as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years. The S&P 500 fell 1.7% Friday to close its worst week since the war with Iran began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.7% and fell more than 10% from its record set last month, while the Nasdaq composite sank 2.1%. President Donald Trump’s latest delay in his threat to obliterate Iranian power plants saw oil prices pull back briefly late Thursday, but they resumed their rise Friday as fighting continued in the Middle East.

U.S. stocks closed out their worst week since the Iran war began and their fifth losing week in a row. The S&P 500 fell 1.7% and is now 8.7% below the all-time high it reached in January. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.7%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 2.1%. Crude oil prices rose again with no clear end in sight for the conflict. Investors fear that the war will disrupt the Persian Gulf’s energy industry for a long time, setting off a punishing wave of global inflation by keeping large amounts of oil and natural gas out of global markets.

S&P 500 sinks 1.7% to close out its worst week since the Iran war started and its 5th losing week in a row.

U.S. stocks had their worst day since the war with Iran started, as doubt took over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the conflict. The S&P 500 fell 1.7% Thursday. The index is back on track for a fifth straight losing week, which would be the longest such losing streak in nearly four years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 2.4%. They’re the latest flip-flops for financial markets this week after Iran rejected a U.S. offer for a ceasefire. Oil prices rose more than 4%, and Treasury yields climbed in the bond market.

U.S. stocks had their worst day since the war with Iran started, as doubt took over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the conflict. The S&P 500 fell 1.7% Thursday. The index is headed for a fifth straight losing week, which would be the longest such losing streak in almost four years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 2.4%. They’re the latest flip-flops for financial markets this week after Iran rejected a U.S. offer for a ceasefire. Oil prices rose more than 4%, and Treasury yields climbed in the bond market.

US stocks have their biggest loss since the war with Iran started as the S&P 500 drops 1.7%.

Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher on Wall Street, while oil prices eased. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% in its latest flip-flop after the United States delivered a plan to pause the war to Iran. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.8%. But the moves were shaky, and the S&P 500 briefly came close to erasing all of its jump, which maxed out at 1.2% during the morning. Stock indexes rose more than 1% across Europe and Asia. Gold's price also climbed after Treasury yields eased in the bond market.

Hope for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher again, while oil prices eased. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Wednesday in its latest flip-flop after the United States delivered a plan to pause the war to Iran. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8%. But the moves are shaky, and the S&P 500 during the morning briefly came close to erasing all of an early 1.2% jump. Iran dismissed the U.S. proposal, and fierce fighting continues in the Middle East. Stock indexes rose more than 1% across Europe and Asia.

U.S. stock indexes slipped and gave back some of their rallies from the day before, while oil prices got back to rising. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Tuesday after yo-yoing through the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.8%. Oil prices clawed back some of their steep 10% drops from the prior day, while Treasury yields climbed in the bond market. Markets regressed as attacks continued in the war with Iran, a day after President Donald Trump raised hopes a potential end to fighting could come soon.