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Brent crude fell 4.4% at the market open after the United States and Iran extended their war pause, delivering a sharp, front-loaded print that stripped oil's near-term conflict premium in a single session.
The move came at the bell, not through the day. Conviction at the open reads differently than a slow afternoon fade, and the sellers here showed none of that hesitation.
The session print A 4.4% opening decline is a significant single-session move for any crude benchmark.
Oil markets price geopolitical risk continuously, and a conflict involving the United States and Iran carries weight well beyond regional disruption.
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