Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as global markets came under pressure from oil prices rising above $100 a barrel amid an escalation in the Middle East conflict, while growing expectations of a faster pace of monetary tightening by the Bank of Japan also weighed on sentiment, Reuters reported.
The Nikkei declined 0.8% to 64,597.46 by the end of the morning session, while the broader Topix index fell 0.3% to 4,032.89.
