Japanese stocks are lower following their recent sharp gains and declines in U.S. technology shares overnight. Tech stocks are leading declines.
SoftBank Group is down 5.2% and Fujitsu Ltd. is 1.9% lower. The dollar is at 161.57 yen, compared with Y161.64 as of Monday's Tokyo stock market close.
Investors are focusing on crude oil prices and developments in the Middle East after the U.S. cleared the way for Iran to sell oil in dollars.
The Nikkei Stock Average is down 0.1% at 72308.89.

Sumber : Dow Jones Newswires