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Japan stocks end lower as US-Iran strikes lift oil, yields

Japanese shares ended lower as renewed U.S. attacks on Iran pushed oil higher and stoked economic-slowdown fears, while rising bond yields pressured growth stocks. Nikkei fell 2.85% to 64,325.64.

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By Junko FujitaJapanese shares ended lower on Wednesday as renewed U.S. attacks on Iran pushed oil prices higher, stoking fears of an economic slowdown, while rising bond yields pressured growth stocks.The Nikkei TVC:NI225 fell 2.85% to close at 64,325.64.

The broader Topix TSE:TOPIX lost 2.4% to 4…