Asian shares are mixed and oil prices advance as Israel-Iran crisis escalates

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices advance as Israel-Iran crisis escalates

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices have climbed further as escalating Iran-Israel tensions threaten to disrupt supplies of crude

Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)