Asia stocks steady after oil surge lifts Wall Street

By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks held their ground on Friday after Wall Street gained on a surge in oil prices as attacks on tankers in the Gulf of Oman stoked U.S.-Iran tensions and raised concerns over supply flows through one of the world's main sea lanes. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was little changed. Australian stocks edged up 0.05% while Japan's Nikkei dipped 0.1%.

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