Asian airline stocks plunged on Monday, part of a broader market reaction to the U.S. and Israel\u2019s decision to strike Iran over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The conflict, particularly Iran\u2019s retaliation by firing missiles into neighboring countries like the United Arab Emirates, pushed airlines to cancel hundreds of flights to the Middle East. Three major airports\u2014Doha in Qatar, and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates\u2014halted operations in response to the conflict. (The Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports also suffered damage from the strikes.)<\/p>\n
Shares in Singapore Airlines are down by 4.5% as of 11:00pm Eastern time. Australia\u2019s Qantas and Hong Kong\u2019s Cathay Pacific are down by 5.4% and 2.8% respectively. Japan Airlines, one of the country\u2019s two major carriers, also fell by 5.6%.<\/p>\n
In a March 1 statement, Singapore Airlines said it canceled a total of 16 flights between Feb. 28 and Mar. 7, which ply the Singapore-Dubai route. Its budget subsidiary, Scoot, also momentarily ceased flights between Singapore and the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.<\/p>\n
Asian markets slumped overall. Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng Index is down by 1.6%, while Singapore\u2019s Straits Times Index dropped by 1.8%. Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 index fell by 1.4%. (South Korea\u2019s markets are closed today)<\/p>\n
Conversely, Asia-Pacific defense stocks rose, part of a longer-term boom in the industry amid a global surge in defense spending. (In 2025, global military spending reached a record high of $2.6 trillion, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.)<\/p>\n
Japan\u2019s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rose by 3.6%, while Singapore\u2019s ST Engineering is up by 3.4%.<\/p>\n
Some energy companies also rose due to expectations that the Iran conflict could affect oil shipments from the Middle East. Australia\u2019s Woodside Energy is up by 5.4%, while Hibiscus Petroleum\u2014Malaysia\u2019s first listed independent oil and gas exploration company and No. 410 on the Southeast Asia 500\u2014jumped by 13.1%.<\/p>\n
Oil prices are up by more than 10%, with Brent Crude jumping as high as $82.37 per barrel in early trade\u2014the highest since last January. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S.\u2019 oil benchmark, also rose 6.95% to its highest point since last June, hitting $75.33 per barrel.<\/p>\n
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