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Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher as investors assess U.S.-Iran peace deal diplomacy
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- Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Friday as investors assess U.S.-Iran diplomatic efforts at reaching a peace deal in the Middle East.
- Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.36%, while the Topix added 0.55%.
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Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Friday as investors assess U.S.-Iran diplomatic efforts at reaching a peace deal in the Middle East.
While oil prices fell in U.S. trading on hopes of a deal, reports that Tehran intends to keep its enriched uranium stockpile within the country stand to complicate negotiations with Washington as President Donald Trump has made dismantling Iran's nuclear program a central objective of his military action against Tehran.
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