Asian markets settle mostly higher on Thursday

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18 Jun 2026
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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


 

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