Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday after the US carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated.

Brent crude surged 4.1 per cent to US$79.14 a barrel as at 9.40am Singapore time, after gaining 5.4 per cent last week. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at…

SINGAPORE: Oil prices jumped on Monday as Iran expanded strikes on Gulf states following attacks by the United States, threatening energy shipments via the Strait of Hormuz.…

Oil prices climbed Monday as Iran expanded strikes on Gulf states. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose and Brent crude futures climbed. Tehran extended strikes on Qatar and…