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Oil prices ease and Asian shares are mixed as energy supply worries over Iran war remain

Anthony Matesic, left, and James Denaro work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) 2026-03-20T05:06:44Z HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday following Wall Street losses, and oil prices pared earlier gains on the intensifying Iran war , falling back to around $107 a barrel. U.S. futures were higher. Oil prices had a roller-coaster day on Thursday with the Brent crude, the international standard, briefly surging to a

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