Asian shares retreat after oil price spike

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2026-10-08

Beijing (dpa) - Asian stocks ended mostly lower on Thursday as technology stocks retreated on concerns over a surge in corporate debt linked to artificial intelligence. Concerns over rising bond yields and the outlook for monetary policy also weighed on markets as oil prices remained elevated in the wake of supply disruptions linked to the Iran conflict and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia. Gold edged up 0.3% to $4,124 an ou......

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