Asian shares sink as war, inflation hold sway on markets

Currency traders watch computer monitors near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 11, 2022. Shares fell Friday in Asia as uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and persistently high inflation keep their sway over markets. - AP

SINGAPORE, March 11 (AP): Shares were mostly lower Friday in Asia as uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and persistently high inflation kept their sway over markets.

Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney declined while Shanghai and Singapore gained.