Asian energy stocks have fallen.

Asian energy stocks fell as reports emerged that the US has temporarily halted its strike on Iran, causing oil prices to experience the largest decline since June. West Texas Intermediate crude oil plummeted 4.6% on Thursday, closing near $59 per barrel after a 10% increase the previous week. In early trading on Friday, Australia's Woodside dropped 1.6%, Santos fell 1.6%, Japan's Inpex declined 2.6%, and South Korea's S-Oil dropped 2.5%.