Russia’s war on Ukraine is already shaking the markets: Asian stock exchanges are down sharply

BEIJING – Shares collapse, oil rises and exceeds $ 100 a barrel for the first time in over seven years, markets shaken by the latest developments in the Ukrainian crisis. Asian stocks, the first to open, fell sharply this morning. After yesterday’s holidays, Tokyo opens lower: the Nikkei 225 index at -0.61%, while the Topix at -0.53%, following the heavy contraction of the US stock indices. Bad