Overnight, oil prices broke through the $80 per barrel mark, with Brent futures up 3.54% and last trading at $84.31.

The conflict in the Middle East has rattled financial markets and global energy prices have soared.

Overnight, oil prices broke through the $80 per barrel mark, with Brent futures up 3.54% and last trading at $84.31.

SINGAPORE: A slight pullback in oil prices on Friday offered some reprieve to battered global stocks, though share markets in Asia remained on track for their sharpest weekly…