Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported on Monday, that a senior US official denied that a US was ship was hit by Iranian missiles.

Earlier in the day, several Iranian news outlets reported that a US warship was hit after it ignored warnings against attempting to pass the Strait of Hormuz.

Market reaction

Markets remain risk-averse in the second half of the day. At the time of press, US stock index futures were down between 0.1% and 0.5% on the day. Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index was up 0.1% at 98.30.