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News of the attacks has had an effect on the markets.

Asian markets have fallen on news of the Iranian missile strikes.



The Australian Stock Exchange’s benchmark index, the ASX200, was down 0.92% at a little after 12.30pm, Australian east coast time, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index tumbled 1.14% on open.



No sector was spared the sell-off. Among the leading losers in Australia was flag carrier Qantas, which plunged 4.37%, but healthcare companies and financial sector groups were also down.

Shares in each of the big four banks that dominate the Australian financial sector fell more than 1.2%.

