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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elaine Kurtenbach

Shares skid in Asia in sell-off of AI-related shares as Brent oil tops $100 per barrel

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

Shares skidded Friday in Asia after Brent crude shot to its highest price since May as heavy fighting in the Middle East again threatened to slow the global flow of oil and gas.

U.S. futures were little changed after tumbles for two of Wall Street’s most influential companies, Alphabet and Tesla, yanked U.S. stocks to their worst loss in a month.

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