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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chan Ho-Him

Asian shares track Wall Street gains and oil prices climb on uncertainty over the Iran war

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

Asian shares advanced Friday following modest gains on Wall Street, while oil prices rose as efforts to end the Iran war yielded limited results.

Oil prices had eased Thursday in U.S. trading, alleviating pressure from the bond market as yields fell. Earlier this week yields climbed so high they threatened to slow economies worldwide and undercut prices for stocks, bitcoin and all kinds of other investments.

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