Stock futures wavered before Monday's session as the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran spiked oil prices and raised investors' concerns about the global economy. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures shed 56 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures lost 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures traded around their flatline.

Risk markets are heading into next week with a geopolitical overhang that’s anything but priced. What began as a sharp, reactive move in oil, equities, and safe havens might quickly evolve into a deeper uncertainty regime—one that no longer hinges on headlines alone, but on the second- and third-order effects of escalation.

Historical examples demonstrate that many geopolitical events have significant short-term impacts on the stock market, while their long-term effects vary based on the nature and severity of the event.

U.S. stock index futures dipped following Israel's military action against Iran, escalating Middle East tensions. Oil prices soared, impacting energy and airline stocks. Defense stocks climbed. Both Israel and Iran intensified rhetoric,

CSE trading reflected a declining trend as investors took profits yesterday against a backdrop of major global stock markets too showing negative trading trends due to geopolitical issues. However, the CSE had sustained all-time highs on previous days,

Julia Khandoshko, CEO of Mind Money and a seasoned financial services executive, examines how the geopolitical instability of 2025 is redrawing the global investment landscape. Drawing on over a