Asia shares mixed, oil advances on US-Iran deadlock
New Delhi: Asian markets struggled on Friday while oil prices climbed again, as uncertainty over a fragile Middle East ceasefire and stalled U.S.–Iran negotiations dampened investor sentiment. MSCI Asia-Pacific Index excluding Japan edged up 0.3%, heading for a weekly gain of 0.8%. Japan’s Nikkei added 0.45%, while markets in South Korea, China, and Hong Kong […]


