Caution prevails in markets as world waits for Iran's response

Caution prevails in markets as world waits for Iran's response
Iran bombing hits NZ dollar. (Image: Getty)
Rebecca Howard
Asian markets eased in cautious trading as the world waits to see how Iran responds to the US bombing of three of its nuclear facilities.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.7% at 2:45pm in Wellington, Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index was down 0.6%, and New Zealand’s S&P/NZX 50 was down 0.4%. Monday will be a “risk off day”, Craigs Investment Partners investment adviser Peter McIntyre said.The US claimed to have inflicted severe damage on Iran’s nuclear facilities on Sunday.“Monumental Damage was don...

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