Bullet points of Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Middle East tensions weigh on Wall St

Bullet points of Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Middle East tensions weigh on Wall St
- Asian shares were mixed on Friday
- Tensions in the Middle East sent Wall Street shares lower
- Crude prices boosted
- Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.3%
- Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.7%
- South Korea's Kospi added 0.6%
- Bank of Japan has begun raising its benchmark rate
- Oil prices rose after President Joe Biden suggested a possible strike by Israel against Iranian oil facilities