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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chan Ho-Him

Asia shares mostly lower and oil hovers around $100 a barrel over Iran war worries

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Asia shares were mostly lower on Friday, tracking Wall Street losses, while oil prices hovered around $100 per barrel as anxiety remained over the Iran war and its impact on supplies of crude oil and gas.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index slipped 1.1% to 53,867.74. Technology-related stocks saw some of the bigger losses, with SoftBank Group falling 4.5%.

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