Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei leads Asian market retreat as Middle East tensions flare

Nikkei ends down 2.7% as market rattled by Middle East tensions

The Nikkei stock index ends down 2.7 percent, hit by global economic concerns stemming from escalating conflict in the Middle East and semiconductor issues being dumped amid fears of a slowdown in growth in the industry.

Stock market today: Tumbling tech stocks drag Wall Street to the finish line of another losing week

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Stock market today: Japan's Nikkei leads Asian market retreat as Middle East tensions flare

HONG KONG (AP) -- Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan's Nikkei slumping 2.4% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights.

Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei leads Asian market retreat as Middle East tensions flare

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 2.4% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East were weighing on sentiment across the region, and U.S. futures were sharply lower. Oil prices jumped as the state-run IRNA news agency reported that Iran fired air defense batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan. Jap…

Stock market today: Asian markets sink, with Japan’s Nikkei down 3.5%, as Mideast tensions flare

Asian stocks have tumbled, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East were weighing on sentiment across the region. Oil prices jumped as the state-run IRNA news agency…