* Nikkei rises, Nasdaq futures flat * Oil firm amid confusion over Gulf peace talks * Market pares US rate risk as CPI test looms By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Asian share markets tracked Wall Street higher on Monday after a soft U.S. jobs report pared the risk of a near-term rise in borrowing costs, though a...

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Australian shares slipped on Monday as losses in lender Westpac after its quarterly update weighed on financials, offsetting gains in miners ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy decision. The S&P/ASX 200 index was down 0.5% at 9,220.30 points, as of 0057 GMT. The benchmark gained 3.2% last week. Risk sentiment roughened in a closely...

SYDNEY, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Asian share markets tracked Wall Street higher on Monday after a soft U.S. jobs report pared the risk of a near-term rise in borrowing costs, though a lack of progress in Gulf peace talks saw oil prices creep higher. Iran said on Sunday that a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes in the Strait...

SYDNEY, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Asian share markets tracked Wall Street higher on Monday after a soft U.S. jobs report pared the risk of a near-term rise in borrowing costs, though a lack of progress in Gulf peace talks saw oil prices creep higher. Iran said on Sunday that a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes in the Strait...