Asian markets settled mostly higher on Thursday, with South Korea’s Kospi and Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed to new record highs, while Brent crude declined below $79 per barrel on signs of easing geopolitical tensions after reports that the US-Iran peace agreement had been finalized and digitally signed by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. However, a cautious undertone prevailed elsewhere across the region amid Wall Street’s decline overnight and climbing US Treasury yields as the US Federal Reserve hinted a possible interest rate hike this year.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 4,090.48 | -17.60 | -0.43 |
| Hang Seng | 23,924.81 | -387.35 | -1.59 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,172.34 | -48.40 | -0.78 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,711.39 | 1.40 | 0.08 |
| Nikkei 225 | 71,053.49 | 1,151.24 | 1.65 |
| Straits Times | 5,212.84 | 36.38 | 0.70 |
| KOSPI Composite | 9,063.84 | 199.60 | 2.25 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 46,465.20 | 587.81 | 1.28 |
