Asian shares slip as worries about rising oil prices offset boost from strong earnings
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday, as rising oil prices and worries about inflation countered the boost to sentiment from robust corporate earnings reports. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 sank 2. 5% to 67,460. 73. South Korea's Kospi lost 1. 6% to 6,869. 83. The index has been sliding recently as investors have sold shares in the local market and invested in U. S. stocks to escape wild swings in the Kospi linked to the boom in artificial intelligence, analysts said. 200 0...
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