Asian benchmarks mostly rise despite ongoing worries about the Iran war – WTOP News
- Asian stocks rose for the first time in three sessions, with the MSCI Asia Pacific Index gaining 0.6% as technology shares advanced.
- Japan’s Topix rose 0.9%, while Hang Seng futures fell 0.3%.
- Brent crude rose 0.6% to US$103.25 a barrel after Saudi Arabia reportedly restored about half of its East-West pipeline capacity.
- US-Iran tensions, energy costs, and inflation concerns kept bond markets and interest-rate expectations in focus.
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Asian benchmarks mostly rise despite ongoing worries about the Iran war – WTOP News
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose in early Wednesday trading, boosted by optimism about artificial intelligence and computer chips despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.3% in morning trading to 66,318.81. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.9% to 8,791.30. South Korea’s Kospi lost earlier gains to be little changed,...
Asian benchmarks mostly rise despite ongoing worries about the Iran wa
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose in early Wednesday trading, boosted by optimism about artificial intelligence and computer chips despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.3% in morning trading to
Global Market Today: Asian shares rise as tech stocks lead, bonds in focus
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 0.6% with stocks in Japan and South Korea gaining. The moves came after gains for a key gauge of US semiconductor shares, while President Donald Trump rejected regulations on artificial intelligence.
Winnipeg Free Press
Asian benchmarks mostly rise despite ongoing worries about the Iran war
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose in early Wednesday trading, boosted by optimism about artificial intelligence and computer chips despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran.
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