U.S. stocks ended sharply higher Monday after President Trump said he would pause for five days any strikes against Iran's energy infrastructure. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all posted their biggest percentage gains since early February.

Wall Street indexes retreated Tuesday as Middle East tensions resurfaced, tempering Monday's relief rally. Renewed concerns over private credit also weighed on markets, with Ares and Apollo limiting redemptions.

The ASX 200 slides as global weakness and US market losses trigger broad selling, while a break below key support signals further downside risk amid rising geopolitical tensions and energy-driven uncertainty.

​A modest decline in oil prices proved enough to lift U.S. stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite rose 1.2% and the S&P 500 added 1%, with all of its sectors gaining.

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower, with the blue-chip Dow posting its worst week in almost a year, after a double blow from a much weaker-than-expected monthly jobs report and escalating Mideast tensions. The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed 92,000 jobs in ...

Wall Street fell sharply as the prolonged Iran war fueled inflation fears, higher rate expectations, and broad market losses.