US equity futures are firmer with S&P up 0.3%, bond yields firmer, US 10-year treasury up 2 bps at 4.4%. Dollar firmer versus yen and Aussie, softer versus euro and sterling. Gold softer despite Middle East tensions. WTI crude adds to recent gains, around 0.5% higher. Industrial metals mixed. Crude oil and dollar index pared gains in Asia Monday after US strikes on Iran while gold defying bullish expectations on the back of haven demand. Risk aversion briefly took Bitcoin below $100K for the first time since May amid broad-based weakness in crypto. Press noted equity price action so far indicating a sanguine outlook. Most Gulf stock markets were steady while Israel TA-125 index was at a record high

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