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Asian shares are mostly higher and Mideast tensions push Brent crude past $97
Asian shares rose with South Korea's Kospi up 4.4% and Tokyo's Nikkei gaining 0.5%, driven by AI-related stocks. Mideast tensions pushed Brent crude to $97.61, a 3.8% increase, while U.S. futures declined. The U.S. dollar reached 163.17 yen amid expectations of widening interest rate gaps between the U.S. and Japan.
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- Asian shares are mostly higher and Mideast tensions push Brent crude past $96
- Asian shares are mostly higher and Mideast tensions push Brent crude past $96
- Asian shares are mostly higher and Mideast tensions push Brent crude past $96
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