Asian stocks declined, following losses on Wall Street, while oil retreated after an earlier jump tied to escalating Iran tensions. The declines were mirrored in South Korea, where foreign outflows abruptly ended a milestone rally and underscored the market's vulnerability due to concentration in two major chipmakers. The episode reinforces that energy-supply fears and sector-specific flows are producing uneven, volatile market moves across the region.
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