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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elaine Kurtenbach

Asian shares are mixed and US futures slip as Brent hovers at over $100 a barrel

Japan Financial Markets - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Shares wavered in Asia on Tuesday after a drop in oil prices helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began.

The reprieve in prices for crude was short-lived, with Brent crude climbing nearly 3% early Tuesday to $103.17 a barrel. U.S. benchmark crude also climbed, to $96.20 after dipping to about $93 a barrel on Monday.

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