SYDNEY, March 28 (Reuters) - Asian shares and oil prices both slid on Monday as coronavirus lockdown in Shanghai looked set to hit global activity, while the yen extended its stomach-churning descent as the Bank of Japan acted to keep local yields near zero.

MELBOURNE/TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) - Oil prices plunged about $4 on Monday as concerns over slower fuel demand in China grew after authorities in Shanghai said they would shut the country's financial hub for a COVID-19 testing blitz over nine days.

HONG KONG, March 25 (Reuters) - Asian shares were headed for a second successive week of gains on Friday, though trading was choppy amid hawkish U.S. monetary policy, shifts in Chinese economic policy, and ongoing ructions in commodity markets due to the war in Ukraine.

MELBOURNE, March 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell about $1 on Friday as the United States and allies considered releasing more oil from storage to cool markets and as traders faced higher costs for trading benchmark Brent futures.

SINGAPORE, March 25 (Reuters) - The yen was headed for its worst week in two years on Friday, pummelled by Japan's rising import costs and low-interest rates, while commodity currencies were set for a second consecutive weekly gain on the dollar as export prices remain elevated.

March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. auto retail sales could decline in March as rising inflation hinders spending by customers already limited by slim inventories due to pandemic-led supply shortages, and now the Ukraine crisis, consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said.