ASIAN STOCKS FELL AS RENEWED U.S.-IRAN TENSIONS PUSHED OIL HIGHER AND REVIVED INFLATION CONCERNS, WITH MSCI'S ASIA-PACIFIC EQUITY GAUGE SLIPPING 0.4% AND JAPAN'S TOPIX DOWN 0.9%, AS BRENT CRUDE ROSE 0.2% AFTER A 4% JUMP THURSDAY LIFTED PRICES ABOVE $100 A BARREL.
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