Oil prices rise, global markets decline ahead of U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz
Posted on: Apr 13, 2026 18:23 IST | Posted by: Cbc
oil colour prices resumed their mount and worldwide markets mostly declined on mon as the U.S. War machine prepared to blockade traffic to and from Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz, where most shipping has been stalled by Iran since the start of the war.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the planned blockade after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement, and the U.S. Military said the blockade involving all Iranian ports would begin Monday at 10 a.m. EDT, or 5:30 p.m. In Iran.
Oil prices have been rising as shipping through the strait has essentially stalled since late February. Brent crude oil, the international standard, has gone from roughly $70 US per barrel before the war in late February to more than $119 at times.
On Monday, benchmark U.S. Crude jumped $7.12, or 7.4 per cent, to $103.69 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, rose $7.04 or 7.4 per cent to $102.24 a barrel.
France's CAC 40 dropped 1.0 per cent to 8,174.44 in early trading, while the German DAX lost one per cent to 23,568.65. Britain's FTSE 100 slipped 0.4 per cent to 10,561.47. U.S. Shares were set to drift lower with Dow futures down 0.5 per cent at 47,911.00. S&P 500 futures fell 0.6 per cent to 6,815.50.
In Asia, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.7 per cent to finish at 56,502.77. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.4 per cent to 8,926.00. South Korea's Kospi dipped 0.9 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.9 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite was little changed, inching up less than 0.1 per cent to 3,988.56.
Analysts said global trading was expected to remain turbulent for some time.
"The outcome of the talks was not really what people were hoping for, that's for certain," Neil Newman, managing director, head of strategy at Astris Advisory Japan, said in Hong Kong.
"As we stand here at the moment, it doesn't look very nice. Certainly, the oil prices are a big concern."
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