MarketWatch | Nikkei falls, driven down by stronger yen, slide in oil MarketWatch Shares in Asia were mixed on Tuesday, with record levels seen in the U.S. market overnight offset by a dip in oil prices and a much stronger yen. The yen moves drove the Nikkei Stock Average NIK, -1.62% down 1.6% for the day. Taiwan's Taiex Y9999 ... Asia stocks at one-year high on global easy money policy, oil jumps U.S. stocks close at record highs boosted by price of oil Japanese shares sell off as yen surges, with most Asian markets slipping |