Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.7% to 65,269.33 as yen appreciation pressured exporters and higher oil prices, geopolitical tensions and elevated U.S. Treasury yields unsettled markets. Dollar-yen stood at ¥153.73 early September 9 after the yen gained 2.25 yen in Tokyo trading the previous day and briefly reached about ¥152.89. Yen buying was supported by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s warning, stronger Japanese wage data, an upwardly revised second-quarter GDP reading and expectations that the Bank of Japan could accelerate rate hikes. Toyota Motor fell 4.1% and Panasonic Holdings declined 5.8%, while Brent crude rose 1.4% to $98.40 a barrel and U.S. crude gained 2.6% to $93.88 after reported attacks involving Saudi oil facilities and other regional targets. Japan revised April-June annualized growth to 1.4% from 1.1%, and China reported August exports up 25% year on year.