| Asian equity markets are expected to open in the green on Wednesday, after Wall Street eked out gains on the back of an uptick in commodity prices. U.S. markets closed mostly higher on Tuesday after oil prices and energy stocks jumped, reversing an earlier decline on news of a downed Russian jet near the Syrian border. The downing was read as a heightening of tensions in the Middle East, which helped support the price of oil.
A Russian warplane was shot down near the Syrian border on Tuesday after Turkey claimed it entered Turkish airspace. The state-run Turkish news service Anadolu Agency said the warplane was engaged by two Turkish F16 jets...............................................Full Article: Source
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