Israel-Iran War LIVE UPDATES: Stocks steady, oil gains amid muted market impact of Middle East tensions

Most stocks held firm on Wednesday, while oil prices and some safe haven assets rose, suggesting that the market impact of escalating Middle East tensions has been contained for now.

Tel Aviv: Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, another sharp escalation of the months-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas. Israel’s UN ambassador says his government will decide when and how to respond to Iran’s barrage of close to 200 ballistic missiles that forced Israel’s 10 million population into bomb shelters. “But I can tell you one thing, it will be noticed,” he said. “It will be painful.”

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