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

HONG KONG  —  Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 2.4 percent 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 about $3 as the state-run IRNA news agency reported that Iran Read The Rest at :