‘Stopped Out’: Asia Traders Brace for Daily Morning Whiplash

Fighter jets on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on March 17. — Fighter jets on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on March 17.Source: US Navy

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By Ruth Carson, Sangmi Cha, and Mia Glass

March 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM UTC

Updated on

March 24, 2026 at 10:45 PM UTC

Investors in Asia are used to reacting to overnight headlines, but the war in Iran has made the start of the daily trading session an unusually fraught time.

Just ask Amy Xie Patrick.