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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street rally despite Iran war worries

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

Asian shares traded mixed early Tuesday as optimism encouraged by a record rally on Wall Street clashed with anxiety about surging oil prices and a possible AI bubble.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.7% to 62,881.03. South Korea's Kospi dropped 1.2% to 7,726.30, in what analysts are categorizing as fallout from overreliance on fraying AI hopes.

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