Crypto Market Stable, Oil Prices Surge as Hamas Attack on Israel Jolts Markets

Equity markets in Asia traded lower after Monday’s open. India’s Sensex slipped 0.69%, Shanghai Composite lost 0.44%, while the Singapore Straits Times Index fell 0.2%. Premarket futures in the U.S. pointed to losses, with the Dow Jones Index losing 0.77% and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 slumping 0.86%.