MSE increased to 4001.00 Index Points, the highest since July 2024. Over the past 4 weeks, Malta Stock Exchange gained 2.1%, and in the last 12 months, it increased 2.47%.

Stocks in Malta Hit 20-month High

The Ibovespa tumbled 2.3% to 176,219 on Friday marking its fourth consecutive weekly decline amid intensifying Middle East conflict. This retreat represents a fundamental transition toward the pricing of global geopolitical shocks as the real plummeted and future interest rates rose broadly. Despite the BCB previously delivering a smaller than expected 25 basis point cut the outlook for further easing has darkened as war driven energy costs push inflation projections away from the 3% target. Major banks were decimated with Santander and Itaú Unibanco falling around 2% while B3 Sa Brasil Bolsa Balcao fell over 4%. Even commodity giants Vale and Petrobras were unable to escape the risk aversion falling 2.1% and 2.6% respectively as traders weighed the potential for prolonged disruption to global trade flows.

Ibovespa Logs 4th Straight Weekly Decline

The Dow Jones Index dropped -444 points or 0.96 percent on Friday to close at 45577 points. Losses were led by Honeywell International (-3.28%), Nvidia (-3.17%) and Boeing (-3.00%). Offsetting the fall, top gainers were Verizon (1.29%), Visa (0.66%) and Goldman Sachs (0.63%).

The Dow Jones Index Closes 0.96% Lower

Brent crude oil futures climbed past $110 per barrel on Friday, the highest since mid 2022, as investors monitored the latest escalations in the Middle Eastern conflict. Markets are now pricing in actual supply destruction as Iraq declared force majeure on all oilfields and drone strikes hit Kuwaiti refineries. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump rejected a ceasefire in Iran and expressed confidence the Strait of Hormuz would open itself despite the Pentagon deploying thousands of additional Marines amid weighing plans to seize Kharg Island. Geopolitical risk premiums expanded following drone strikes on refineries in Kuwait and reports of heavy preparations for ground troops. Markets are now discounting a diplomatic resolution and instead preparing for a prolonged disruption to global energy flows. Geopolitical risk premiums expanded despite the IEA releasing 400 million barrels from reserves as plunging tanker traffic outweighed emergency inventory measures.

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