Israel began attacks on Iran on Friday morning, declaring that their goal is Iranian nuclear and military facilities. According to media and officials in Iran, the operation was imposed, among others In a key uranium enrichment plant in Natanz in the central part of the country and the object in Parczin, where in the opinion of experts, nuclear weapons are conducted.
At least a few high -ranking Iranian military, including the commander of the Islamic Revolution, general Hoseyj Salami, as well as at least six scientists dealing with nuclear energy, died in the attack. Israel's attack is still ongoing. Iranian media reported on raids on the military base in the last Hamadan, located south of Tehran. Israeli defense forces have announced that they continue their attacks on Iranian infrastructure using rocket missiles and drones. Iran answered with drones and rockets.
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Iran is a large oil supplier. In 2024, despite the American embargo He exported 1.5 million barrels of oil a day. For comparison, the leader, i.e. Saudi Arabia, exported 11.1 million barrels, and all world exports was 102.9 million barrels a day. In the last year, according to the Iranian calendar, ending on March 20 this year. Iran obtained record -breaking exports in the last decade of $ 67 billion, compared to $ 56 billion. a year earlier. Production increased by 370,000 barrels a day.
The lack of these supplies to the market causes concern for global oil deficiencies. Its prices approached the level of $ 80, which has been underestimated since mid -January. For a barrel, but the lack of oil and its high prices are a trailer for economic problems. All this is reflected in the listing of action.
Declines of share courses
In China and Japan, the declines of the main indexes were 0.8-0.9 percent. They were larger in Europe, which is a large oil importer. In the first four months of this year. The old continent imported 9.1 million barrels a day, so rising prices will significantly affect the entire European economy.
Index of the 50 largest European Companies EURO STOXX 50 loses 1.4 percent. headed by Italian car manufacturers: Stellantis (-3.3 percent) and Ferrari (-2.8 percent), but also the Dutch Planform of Payments Adaen (-2.9 percent).
The German DAX drops by 1.2 percent, including the largest course of the course is recorded by Adidas (-2.8 percent). The French CAC40 loses 1.1 percent similarly. with a decrease in the Hotel Help Harm Trivals (-3.5 percent) at the forefront.
Caller, although also inheritance in Great Britain, where the FTSE 100 index lost 0.5 percent. your value with the Schroders investment company (-3.8 percent) as a leader in decline.
Stronger declines affected the Warsaw Stock Exchangebut also for honesty, our stock exchange gained this year more than others in the world, including thanks to the zloty strengthening. WIG20 lost 1.7 percent on Friday, and the largest decrease affected PGE (-10.6 percent). Investors may not like the new strategy of the company presented on Thursday, which provides for an expense of PLN 235 billion for investments in the next 10 years. Although the company reported that it is planning to return regular dividends, with such investments it should not be expected that they will be high.
Surely, like the British stock exchange, it reacted to an Israeli attack New York stock exchange. The S&P 500 index loses only 0.5 percent Among the largest companies, the most loses the operators of payment systems: VISA (-5.2 percent), Mastercard (-4.8 percent) and PayPal (-4.3 percent). The NASDAQ technological index loses 0.6 percent with an office software manufacturer and cloud service operator.
Author: Jacek Frączyk, Business Insider Polska editor
