Japan Financial Markets

Global shares are mostly lower, as rising oil prices and worries about inflation weigh on investor sentiment. Benchmarks are falling in early Tuesday trading in France and Germany, while inching down in Britain. In Asia, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index led declines, falling 2.5%. U.S. futures fell and Brent crude oil gained 0.1%. Analysts said robust earnings reports in Asia and the U.S., partly tied to AI, have helped to counter worries about what the war in Iran will do to the global flow of crude oil and its impact on energy prices. Oil prices have crept higher after a brief respite last month driven by hopes for an end to disruptions caused by the war with Iran.