Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) (top centre) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won (top left) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea on March 26, 2026.
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Asian stocks slid in choppy trading while the oil rose on Thursday (March 26, 2026) as investors treaded cautiously amid the dizzying pace of developments in the West Asia, with Iran saying it would weigh a U.S. proposal to end the conflict.
The widening war has jolted global markets this month, sending oil prices soaring, reigniting inflation fears and upending global interest rate expectations.
Contradictory messages from the two sides over ceasefire talks have kept investors on edge.
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Published – March 26, 2026 12:57 pm IST
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