The Latest Breaking News on Asian Stocks Up As Trump Announces Iran-Israel Ceasefire

The ASX energy sector fell 3.9 per cent as oil prices plunged on word of a truce in the Middle East but most other sectors finished higher.

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US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday morning that a ceasefire was agreed between Israel and Iran, tentatively ending a 12-day conflict between the two countries.

The vice president said on Fox News Monday evening, ‘The Iranians are a place where they don't want to keep on fighting’

US president congratulates Iran and Israel on truce deal, but neither country has confirmed agreement to end war.

The U.S. entry into Israel’s war with Iran has caused travel disruptions to pile up globally

The price of West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark for crude oil, fell 7.2 percent to $68.51 per barrel on Monday

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +0.96%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.89%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.06%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.96%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

August WTI crude oil (CLQ25 ) Monday closed down -5.33 (-7.22%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25 ) closed down -0.1114 (-4.82%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Monday gave up sharp overnight gains and then plunged Monday afternoon after Iran's retaliation for the US attack on the country's nuclear sites...