Asia-Pacific markets looked set to fall Thursday as investors grappled with volatile oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Asia-Pacific markets looked set to fall Thursday as investors grappled with volatile oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East.

SYDNEY: Shares in Asia fell broadly on Thursday as oil prices roared 9 percent past $100 a barrel on reports of more ships struck in Gulf waters and terminal shutdowns — a jump…