Asian markets gained in early trading Tuesday as Middle East tensions remained high, but at least didn\u2019t rise any higher.<\/p>\n
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday said U.S. troops are not planning on pulling out of Iraq<\/a>, despite the release of a draft letter than suggested as much, and also said that despite threats from President Donald Trump, the U.S. would not target Iranian cultural sites <\/a>if further hostilities break out.<\/p>\n U.S. stocks gained Monday after a mid-session rally<\/a>, and crude oil prices, which had surged the past two trading days since a U.S. airstrike killed a top Iranian general in Iraq, retreated Tuesday amid the geopolitical lull. West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery
Japan\u2019s Nikkei
Among individual stocks, Sony
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