Asian shares fall as Apple's price hikes dents tech optimism

SYDNEY, June 26 : Asian shares eased from record highs on Friday as hefty price hikes from Apple showed the downside of the boom in chip demand, while only the threat of Japanese intervention kept the yen from hitting 40-year lows. Brent crude futures slipped 0.5 per cent to $74.89 a barrel, having bounced 2 per cent from four-month lows overnight on reports that a ship was attacked when exiting t