Japanese Shares Close in Red as Fresh US Strikes on Iran Lift Oil Prices
() -- Japanese equities slipped on Monday to close in the red following a rise in crude prices amid renewed US airstrikes on Iran and Tehran's claims to have closed the Strait of Hormuz. The benchmark Nikkei 225 closed down 1,315.00 points, or 1.92%, at 67,242.73. Fears of a rise in oil prices and higher inflation trig