Iran Considers Options for Reopening Stock Market Amid Tensions

The U.S. military has targeted military sites on Kharg Island, according to a U.S. official, as Iran evaluates four potential strategies to reopen its stock market. According to NS3.AI, the head of the Iranian Securities and Exchange Organization outlined options ranging from maintaining fund trading under current conditions to halting all trading if hostilities intensify. Meanwhile, Argus Media data indicates that Urals crude at Port of Primorsk reached $116.05 per barrel on April 2, nearly double the $59 average projected in Russia's budget for this year. The Iranian stock market has been suspended since March 1.