TOKYO: Stocks in Asia fell sharply and oil prices rose early Monday (Jun 8) after Iran fired missiles at Israel and following heavy losses on Wall Street.At 9.53am Japan's Nikkei 225 was off 3.41 per cent at 64,318.06 points while South Korea's Kospi was down 6.81 per cent at 7,604.98.Brent crude was u

TOKYO: Stocks in Asia fell sharply and oil prices rose early Monday (Jun 8) after Iran fired missiles at Israel and following heavy losses on Wall Street.At 9.53am Japan's Nikkei…

South Korea’s main index plunges nearly 9 percent, while stocks in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong also see sharp falls.

Asian markets saw a decline as technology shares faced renewed selling pressure. Tensions in the Middle East intensified following US strikes on Iran, causing crude oil prices to…

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