Asia markets set to fall as violence flares in Iraq; oil soars more than 4%
U.S. stock futures also plunged on Tuesday night, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures down 256 points and indicated a loss of 282 points at Wednesday's open.
Military officials in the U.S. told NBC News the Al Asad airbase, located in western Iraq, has come under attack, with multiple projectiles hitting it.reports that rockets were fired at an Iraqi airbaseIn Japan, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.64% in early trade while the Topix index fell 1.32%. South Korea's Kospi index was down 0.9% while Australia's
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