Asian stocks fell Thursday as oil prices extended gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fanned inflation fears.

International oil benchmark Brent spiked above $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since late July following renewed US-Iran hostilities in the Middle East, stoking fears…

Oil prices jumped slightly over 1% on Wednesday to near the $100 mark and stocks struggled as a fresh flare-up in the Middle East crisis renewed supply...

US stocks slipped as Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel amid escalating US-Iran tensions and disruptions to oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Rising fuel costs are…