The main US contract rocketed by more than 4.5 percent as fears over supplies in the tinderbox Middle East sent prices soaring.
He said that the outcome of the 2020 election could be the same as it was four years ago.
There were no immediate casualties but the Pentagon said it had been ready, after days of steadily mounting tension and exchanges of threats of war.
Moon's appeal came after Kim threatened a demonstration of a "new strategic weapon" at a four-day ruling party meeting last week.
The crisis has jolted investors, who had been in an upbeat mood as China and the US prepare to sign their mini trade deal next week.
Trump said he would regard cultural sites as fair game if Iran resorted to deadly force against US targets.
The high praise from the right stood in stark contrast to reaction from Democrats, who severely criticised Trump's latest move.
Libya has been beset by chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.
The Hashed's deputy chief was also killed in the attack, the force added, which comes after a pro-Iran mob this week laid siege to the US embassy.
Fourteen candidates are in the running to take on Trump -- and competing for much-needed donations.
Investors remain upbeat about the global outlook after Washington and Beijing eventually reached a trade agreement to ease tensions between the two.
Key European markets showed increases of 25 percent or more for the year.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the attack was "orchestrated by terrorists."
Kim's statement made clear that the North was willing to live under international sanctions to preserve its nuclear capability.
The ceremony will take place at the White House.
Kim calls for measures to rebuild its economy and "diplomatic and military countermeasures for firmly preserving the nation's sovereignty and security".
Pompeo will also visit the political leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Cyprus.
Brazilian authorities began investigating after reports that users in the country could also have been victims of data misuse.
Kim Jong Un said the time had come to bring about a "decisive turn" in the North's economic development.
Earlier this month China and Russia -- the North's biggest economic partners -- proposed loosening UN sanctions against Pyongyang.
Four US service members and Iraqi security forces were wounded in Friday's attack at the K1 Iraqi military base in Kirkuk, an oil-rich region north of Baghdad.
Donald Trump himself commented on the editing of the film, earlier Thursday.