Asia-Pacific markets live: Trump, Iran-Israel ceasefire
Sunset at Shinjuku , Tokyo – Japan.
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Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday after United States President Donald Trump said that the Iran-Israel ceasefire he announced earlier was in effect, following Iranian state-linked media announcing Tehran had fired its “last round” of missiles at Israel.
“THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!,” Trump posted on Truth Social at 1:08 a.m. Eastern Time.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that the ceasefire with Iran “came into effect this morning.”
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 climbed 1.14% to close at 38,790.56, while the broader Topix index rose 0.73% to close at 2,781.35. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 2.96% to close at 3,103.64, and the small-cap Kosdaq index rose 2.06% to close at 800.93. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.95% higher to 8,555.5.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 2.06% to 24,177.07, while mainland China’s CSI 300 was 1.2% higher at 3,904.03.
— CNBC’s Lisa Kailan Han contributed to this report.
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