Tokyo stocks mixed on Middle East tensions, buying on beneficiaries

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Friday, hurt by caution over tensions in the Middle East and a rebound in U.S. Treasury yields, while losses

A rise in oil prices is sending worries about inflation and yields in the bond market higher, erasing some of the relief the US Treasury Department created the day before.

A rise in oil prices is sending worries about inflation and yields in the bond market higher, erasing some of the relief the US Treasury Department created the day before.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to test Israel's resolve after the Abu al-Duhur airbase strike in Syria.

US stock futures steady after tech slump; investors focus on Middle East tensions  Reuters

The stock has pulled back in recent weeks despite a series of positive updates.

The Mecca Agreement and regional pipeline bypasses confirm that Middle Eastern self-reliance, as a multinational region, is no longer theoretical.  Three months ago, I discussed the transitions underway across the Middle East amid the Iran war. With continual delays and memorandums, it looked as though Iran was running