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Japanese Stocks Set to Rise After US-Iran Peace Deal Reached

Japanese Stocks Set to Rise After US-Iran Peace Deal Reached
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Japanese Stocks Set to Rise After US-Iran Peace Deal Reached Japanese stocks are set to gain after President Donald Trump said the US and Iran have reached a peace deal, raising hopes the Middle East war is nearing an end and the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures expiring in September on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange traded at 68,390 as of 7:58 a.m. in Tokyo. That compares with 66,120 for contracts traded in Osaka Friday.

Japanese Stocks Set to Rise After US-Iran Peace Deal Reached Japanese stocks are set to gain after President Donald Trump said the US and Iran have reached a peace deal, raising hopes the Middle East war is nearing an end and the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures expiring in September on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange traded at 68,390 as of 7:58 a.m. in Tokyo. That compares with 66,120 for contracts traded in Osaka Friday. Oil sank, while the dollar weakened against the yen. [Image text:] 4195 6778.0 .0 SHIHD Stis 4532 (3.76% 20.0 10620.0 3619.0 <.0 I -177.0 0295 NEC -306.0 5224.0 134.0 (-6.32%) 2935 73180 2898.0 4289.0 82.0 310 5.0 THI H 188 61420 3725.0 (1.45%) I/ 2615.5 5 aa 900 2.62 5989.0 167 2908.5 47 AF 75.0 35.5 (3.03%) 0 (1.97% 659. (22 WE 3802.0 101.0 46.5 4 BRE 1359.0 A HL TOPPAN 2643.0 3 0059.0 40% oith 4312.0 -3.8 430 0.0 FR F0.81% =#EK 459.0 2381.0 1.25%) 6156. (0.87% PRE 6221.0 1-1.5 KHSEG JR (0.88%) (-0.06% 1558.0 5 5825.0 920 JREB 1-1.50 (1.50% 3345.0 AHD 4980 425.5 1.728 JRKBR 2521.0 48.0 (1.66% 1362.5 451.5 (1.45%) 1804 413.0 SC RE 1058.03386.0 106.0 (2.08%) 09.5 3.5 (0.96%) 5 (3.23) 155 5616.0 0.19% (1.48%) 7357.0 SAUHD 4178.0 78410.0 -20.0 (3.27%) 5782.0 J+SG 2649.0 V-460.0 (-0.27%) 248.0 19780.0 -905 0.58% (4.48%) 2 F3.30% 1.02%
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