Asian markets fall as conflicting US-Iran messages creates uncertainty

Asian markets fall as conflicting US-Iran messages creates uncertainty Asian stock markets opened lower in early trading a day after a record rally on Wall Street, as uncertainty grew over the Strait of Hormuz. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.75%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 0.89%. South Korea’s Kospi opened 0.55% lower and Taiwan’s TAIEX declined 0.88%, while the Shanghai Stock Exchange slipped 0.10%. Conflicting messages in recent hours have...