Asian stocks mixed as yen jumps to highest since late last year after US-Japan intervention

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Asian shares were mixed Monday after the US and Japan confirmed they had acted to prop up the yen, sending the dollar as low as 155.20 yen and the Japanese currency to its highest level since late last year. Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 1.9% to 63,140.68, while South Korea's Kospi dropped 4.5% to 6,298.75 after a historic 17.9% surge on Friday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.6% to 26,038.92, the Shanghai Composite lost 0.5% to 3,812.97, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.2% to 8,961.30. Oil prices fell sharply, with US benchmark crude down 4.8% at $80.58 per barrel and Brent crude down 5% at $83.87, after President Trump said he would refrain from attacks on Iran and claimed a Middle East deal was close.