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Asian stocks slumped on Tuesday, following Wall Street's plunge, after rising yields in the U.S. bond market put pressure on equities. In the oil market, a barrel of U.S. crude for May delivery fell 10 cents to $85.31 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Stock futures rose and benchmark oil prices fell on Monday, as traders' worries about interest rates outweighed geopolitical tensions.

Iran's attack on Israel is making markets nervous in a big week coming up on Wall Street.

Asian stocks fell on Monday as fears that tensions in the Middle East could escalate rocked financial markets, prompting investors to look for safer places for their money. Despite the tensions in the Middle East, US futures rose, oil prices fell, and an attack late Saturday marked the first time Iran has launched a military attack against Israel, despite decades of animosity dating back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A barrel of benchmark U.S. oil fell 41 cents to $85.25 a barrel.

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