India, July 7 -- Geopolitical tensions have heightened after Iran has fired missiles at two commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night.
Meanwhile, Ukraine is reportedly seeking NATO's support to restrict increased attack from Russia. In a week, Russian missiles have struck Ukraine capital twice.
Asian shares finished in red, while European shares are trading mostly down.
Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday. Brent crude futures jumped 1.7 percent to $73.18 a barrel.
Gold prices fell toward $4,100 an ounce. Spot gold fell 0.9 percent to $4,127.89 an ounce.
The dollar strengthened on safe-haven demand.
Early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open broadly down. As of 7.55 am ET, th...