Oil heads for $100, Asia stocks subdued as Middle East tensions escalate ↧ ↧ Oil heads for $100, Asia stocks subdued as Middle East tensions esc... Brent crude rallied towards $100 per barrel on ​Wednesday, keeping the mood in Asian stock markets subdued, as attacks intensified in the Middle East, stoking inflation worries ahead ‌of the release of closely watched U.S. consumer price data.