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Equity Alert: Most Asian indices up on progress in US-Iran peace talks

 

MUMBAI--0815 IST--Most stock indices in Asia rose in early trade on Monday amid news of progress in peace talks between the US and Iran. In the latest development on the West Asia front, the two countries have agreed on reaching a final deal within 60 days and establishing a committee to end hostilities in Lebanon. South Korea's Kospi and Japan's Nikkei 225 were among the highest gainers in the region during early trade.

 

Following the conclusion of the first session of talks between the US and Iran, meditating parties Qatar and Pakistan put out a joint statement. "The Lake Lucerne Summit was conducted in a positive and constructive atmosphere. Encouraging progress has been made, including the creation of a mechanism for further technical talks," according to the statement. This comes after US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to renew strikes on Iran, which led to a brief rise in oil prices, with the August futures of Brent Crude Oil climbing to over $82 per barrel. Since then, oil futures have shed 2% to nearly $79 per barrel.

 

Monday, Nikkei 225 hit a record intraday high in early trade at 72747.83 after opening lower. The index was up nearly 2% during early trade with stocks of major electronics and metal stocks leading the gains. South Korea's Kospi also erased its opening losses and rose 1%, among the highest gainers in the region. On the other hand, Hong Kong's Hang Seng, down 1.3%, was the worst hit index in the region. The index was down for the fourth consecutive session and shed nearly 5% during the period.

 

Following are the levels of major Asian indices at 0814 IST:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
CSI 300 Index	4942.41	0.02
Hang Seng Index	23643.62	(-)1.18
Nikkei 225 Day	72648.47	1.96
TOPIX FIRST SECTION	4097.60	1.3
KOSPI	9145.36	1.03
FTSE Singapore Strait Times	5187.21	(-00.11
S&P/ASX 200 Index	8834.90	0.07

 

(Shruti Nair)

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Equity Alert: US futures fall amid new threats by Trump

 

MUMBAI--0740 IST--Futures tied to major US indices trended lower as investors assessed the viability of the US-Iran deal. On Sunday, US President Donald Trump issued fresh threats against Iran even as peace talks under the interim deal between the two countries were underway in Switzerland. Crude oil prices, which had shed over 8% last week, briefly resumed their climb, touching a high of $82.30 per barrel early on Monday. Since then, August futures of Brent Crude oil have come off highs and were below $80 per barrel at 0735 IST.

 

"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Sunday. "If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" This was after Iran once again closed Strait of Hormuz on Saturday over Israeli attacks in Lebanon. "The situation in Lebanon continues to pose a serious ongoing threat to both the ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait," Reuters quoted a note by IG market analyst Tony Sycamore.

 

In response to Trump's threats, Iranian negotiators walked out in protest, according to a report by The Guardian. Subsequently, futures tied to the three major US indices were down 0.2-0.4?ter closing higher on Thursday. US markets were closed on Friday on account of the Juneteenth holiday.

 

Global investors will also keep an eye out for the release of US personal consumption expenditures price index for May. The PCE reading, the US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, is expected to have increased in May, even excluding volatile food and energy prices, according to a CNBC report. While the Fed held short-term interest rates steady at 3.5–3.75% last week, in line with expectations, a higher inflation reading could signal that the central bank may soon hike rates.

 

Following were the closing levels of major US indices on Thursday:

 

US Indices	Levels	Change in %
Dow Jones Industrial Average	51564.7	0.14
NASDAQ Composite	26517.93	1.91
S&P 500	7500.58	1.08

 

(Shruti Nair)

 

US$1 = INR 94.32

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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