Japanese Shares Slip Again as Renewed Tensions in Middle East Worry Investors
() -- Japanese shares closed in the red, as investors took a cautious stance amid the rise in oil prices due to the resurgence of unrest in the Middle East. Benchmark Nikkei 225 closed down 1,437.91 points or 2.11% at 66,819.05. Tensions in the Middle East flared up again after the US launched renewed airstrikes in Ira