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Asia-Pacific Markets Poised to Open Higher Despite Rising Geopolitical Tensions Over Iran Ceasefire
Futures for Japan's Nikkei 225, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 pointed to gains on Tuesday. President Donald Trump cast doubt on the survival of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire after Tehran delivered what he called an unacceptable response to Washington's proposal. U.S.
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-Iran ceasefire. -Iran ceasefire on Monday after Tehran delivered what he described as an unacceptable response to Washington's proposal. Japan's Nikkei 225 Chicago futures contract stood at 62,985 while the Osaka futures contract last traded at 62,890.
88. A pedestrian walks past monitors displaying a figure of the Nikkei 225 Stock Average outside a securities firm on May 07, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. 84.
8. Global equities continued to push higher despite mounting geopolitical tensions, higher oil prices and lingering inflation concerns. , the S&P 500 rose, bolstered by key tech stocks even as oil prices rose after Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal to end the war.
84. 13. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit fresh all-time intraday highs and closed at records. 47.
1%. 1%. com reported that after weathering the pandemic, surging inflation, aggressive rate hikes and tariff fears in recent years, investors have become conditioned to buy market weakness rather than retreat from it.
The article was contributed to by CNBC's Lisa Kailai Han.
