Sure enough, Israel still did not take the persuasion of the US side seriously and launched a retaliatory counterattack against Iran.
According to Xinhua News Agency, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News that in the early morning of the 19th, an Israeli missile hit a location in Iran. According to US media reports, the Israeli army launched military strikes against seven targets in Iran.
The situation in the Middle East affects the nerves of the global energy market. As of press time, Brent crude oil broke above $90 per barrel and is now at $90.09 per barrel, up more than 3.5% on the day, and WTI crude oil rose 3.7% on the day.
In the A-share market, the oil sector was red across the board, and the "three barrels of oil" maintained a strong momentum, with CNOOC rising by 6.5%, PetroChina rising 4.1%, hitting a new high in nearly 9 years, and Sinopec rising 3.36%. In terms of oil services, CNOOC Development rose by more than 9%, CNOOC Engineering, CNPC Engineering and Jereh shares rose by 5%, CNOOC and Sinopec Oil Services rose by more than 3%, and Tongyuan Petroleum hit a 20% limit.
(A-shares are red across the board, and the above data is real-time data before press release)
In the Hong Kong stock market, the oil sector also rose collectively, with CNOOC (HK:00883) up more than 3%, PetroChina (HK:00857) up more than 2%, and China Petroleum & Chemical (HK:00386) up more than 2%.
JPMorgan Chase pointed out that global oil inventories are at their lowest level in seven years, which has been confirmed by the continued rise in oil prices, and the impact of reduced supply on oil prices will be further expanded.
Ed Yardeni, founder of Yardeni Research, a Wall Street market research firm, pointed out that rising tensions in the Middle East have disrupted the oil market, and oil prices could reach $100 per barrel under the influence of this situation. At present, the domestic refined oil market has risen for the fifth time in the year, and No. 92 gasoline has returned to the "8 yuan era".
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