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Asian stocks rise on US-Iran deal hopes amid Hormuz blockade, oil falls

Since the US and Israel launched the war in late February, the Trump administration has taken repeated steps to contain prices

Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 1.5 per cent on Friday morning.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks shaky as Israeli attacks on Lebanon tests US-Iran ceasefire

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he was seeking direct talks with Beirut

Japan’s Nikkei dithered either side of flat on Thursday morning, after jumping 5.4 per cent the previous session
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks turn cautious as reality intrudes in Gulf

[SYDNEY] Asian share markets were in a more sober mood on Thursday as cracks quickly began to appear in the fragile Gulf ceasefire, nudging oil prices back up and reminding investors the inflationary ...

The Nikkei 225 rose 1.2 per cent on Monday.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asia markets brace for Trump’s promised assault on Iranian infrastructure

[SINGAPORE] Oil prices rose, bonds fell and stocks were mixed at the start of trading in Asia on Monday as US President Donald Trump vowed “hell” if Teheran does not meet his deadline to reopen the St...

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index declined as much as 1.1 per cent on Tuesday, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix among the biggest drags.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks wipe out 2026 gains as war drives inflation worries

ASIAN stocks fell, with the key regional benchmark erasing its gain for the year, as soaring energy costs due to the Iran war raise concerns of inflation and slower growth.

The Nikkei shed another 4.7 per cent on Monday morning, bringing losses for March to almost 14 per cent
Capital Markets & Currencies

Stocks dive in Asia, Brent crude heads for record monthly rise

Asia is highly dependent on energy from the Middle East

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index added 1.4 per cent on Tuesday morning.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks pare gains, oil edges up on Tuesday

ASIAN stocks pared early gains and equity-index futures reversed course, signalling that the fragile optimism around a potential de-escalation in Middle East tensions may be fading. Gold extended its ...

Stocks in Japan and Australia were in retreat on Friday morning.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks drop as war drags on, crude oil falls

ASIAN equities fell on Friday, leaving markets on track for their steepest weekly loss in six years as the protracted Middle East conflict and renewed Iranian strikes drove a broad retreat in risk ass...

The benchmark South Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) rose 490.36 points, or 9.63%, to close at 5,583.90.
Global Enterprise

Iran war punctures strategy of ‘Sell America, Buy Asia’

Despite a rebound on Thursday, the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index has tumbled about 6% this week

Attention in Asia will also be on South Korea’s stocks and currency.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks set to slip after oil extends rally

The war in the Middle East reverberated across the region, with Israel bombarding Teheran in a fresh wave of strikes

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