HONG KONG: Oil prices plunged below $28 a barrel early Monday, hitting energy firms and extending losses across Asian stock markets after the lifting of sanctions against Iran allowed the key producer to resume crude exports.
While the decision to free Tehran of the strict embargoes had been well telegraphed, the news hammered Middle East equities Sunday, which were already under pressure as the price of oil sits at 12-year lows.
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