Asian Markets Today: Japan’s Nikkei, South Korea’s Kospi In Green, Hang Seng Down 2% Over US-Iran Deal Uncertainty

Asian Markets Today: Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Monday, June 22, amid higher crude oil prices as uncertainty over the Middle East conflict continues. Negotiators from the US and Iran continued talks in Switzerland even as Donald Trump threatened fresh strikes. Japan’s Nikkei 225 opened 2% higher to trade above 72,700, while South Korea’s Kospi last traded 1.6% higher after the opening bell. Topix rose 1.28%, while South Korea’s small-cap index Kosdaq slipped 0.5%. China’s Hang Seng index futures were down 1.59%, lower than the index’s last close of 23,924.81, while the Shanghai index also traded in red. Australia’s benchmark…