- Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, amid hopes that a deal between Washington and Tehran was still possible - The West Texas Intermediate was 2.37% lower at $96.73 per barrel as of 8:00 p.m. ET. Brent crude declined 1.82% to $97.51 per barrel. - Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 25,924, compared with the index's last close of 25,660.85. Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, amid hopes that a deal between Washington and Tehran was still possible even as the U.S. blockades Iranian shipments in the Strait of Hormuz. A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire, while not officially scrapped, has been deeply frayed, with the U.S. and Iran accusing each other of violating the conditions of the truce. The U.S. on Monday said it began blocking ships from entering or exiting Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, as it seeks to raise pressure on Iran to reopen the key oil route, following the collapse of peace talks. The blockade took effect at 10 a.m. ET. Iranian officials responded by warning that the U.S. blockade will only drive global energy prices higher. "Enjoy the current pump figures. With the so-called 'blockade', Soon you'll be nostalgic for $4–$5 gas," Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in an X post Sunday. Investors in Asia will also be watching out for China trade data later in the day. The West Texas Intermediate was 2.37% lower at $96.73 per barrel as of 8:00 p.m. ET. Brent crude declined 1.82% to $97.51 per barrel. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.5%, while the Topix gained 0.74%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was 0.88% higher. Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures last traded at 25,924, compared with the index's last close of 25,660.85. Overnight on Wall Street, futures tied to the S&P 500 were nearly flat. S&P 500 futures added 0.06%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 10 points, or 0.02%. Nasdaq-100 futures climbed nearly 0.2%. The S&P 500 rose on Monday as investors hoped that a deal would eventually be struck between the U.S. and Iran. The broad market index jumped 1.02% to end at 6,886.24, the highest close since before the war began. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.23% to 23,183.74. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 301.68 points, or 0.63%, to settle at 48,218.25. — CNBC's Fred Imbert and Kevin Breuninger contributed to this report.
- Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, amid hopes that a deal between Washington and Tehran was still possible - The West Texas Intermediate was 2.37% lower at $96.73 per barrel as of 8:00 p.m. ET. Brent crude declined 1.82% to $97.51 per barrel. - Hong Kong Hang Seng inde…
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