India, Aug. 18 -- Asian stocks ended mostly lower on Tuesday as elevated oil prices and rising bond yields amid fading hopes for a deal to end the Iran-U.S. war stoked inflation concerns.
Brent crude futures climbed above $91 a barrel after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he is not interested in renewing the expiring ceasefire agreement with Iran and threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz.
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