Tokyo closed the session with a decline of 2.66%, despite the drop in inflation. The yen continues to weaken against the dollar, at 154.43, and against the euro at 164.23.

In the area, the worst performance was that of Taiwan (-3.8%). Trading still in progress is Hong Kong (-1.2%), Shanghai (-0.4%), Shenzhen (0.9%), Seoul (1.6%), and Mumbai (0.3%). The price of oil, the price of which has seen a leap, is also under pressure, starting with oil prices in the U.S. (HANDLE TO READ THE ARTICLE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/world-news/article-261515/Asian-stock-markets-close-sharply-lower-as-geopolitical-crisis-in-Middle-East-worsens-with-Israel's-retaliatory attack on Iran.html)