Oil eases and world shares mixed as Iran war shows no clear de-escalation signs

HONG KONG (AP) — Oil prices eased and world shares were mixed on Tuesday as there were no clear signs of a de-escalation of the Iran war.

In early European trading, Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.6% to 10,191.75. France’s CAC 40 was up 0.5% to 7,810.26, while Germany’s DAX was trading 0.8% higher at 22,740.35.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was down 1.6% to 51,063.72. Losses after the Iran war began on Feb. 28 have wiped out the gains it made from the beginning of the year.

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