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 the Iranian state-linked media saying that 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.
Israel has not made a public comment on Trump’s claim of a ceasefire.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 climbed 1.17%, while the broader Topix index rose 0.75%. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 2.71% and the small-cap Kosdaq index rose 1.96%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 traded 1% higher.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 1.91%, while mainland China’s CSI 300 was 1.13% higher.
— CNBC’s Lisa Kailan Han contributed to this report.
