TOKYO, June 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday, as a stronger yen prompted a sell-off of exporters, while declines of U.S. stock futures hurt sentiment. As of 0200 GMT, the Nikkei was down 0.7% at 38,154.95. The broader Topix slipped 0.38% to 2,778.25. Investors sold Japanese equities as they bet Wall Street would be weak again...

By Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) -Oil prices edged higher on Thursday to their highest in more than two months, after U.S. President Donald Trump said U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East, which raised fear that escalating tensions with Iran could disrupt supply. Brent crude futures rose 15 cents, 0.2%, to $69.92 a barrel at 1230 am GMT,...

TOKYO, June 12 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds rose on Thursday, underpinned by the overnight rally in U.S. Treasuries, while the market cautiously awaited the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) plans on bond tapering. The 10-year JGB yield fell 1 basis point (bp) to 1.445% by the midday break. Yields on U.S. Treasuries declined for the third straight day on Wednesday...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Greed” zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks settled mostly lower on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 100 points during the session amid signs of progress in U.S.-China trade negotiations and cooler-than-expected inflation data. President Donald Trump announced that...