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Asia-Pacific Stocks Mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 Poised at 67,140
Published on 6/1/2026

AI Summary
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed, influenced by uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace talks and overnight gains in Wall Street indexes. The Nikkei 225 is projected to rise with the Chicago futures at 67,140 compared to the previous close of 66,934.33. In contrast, Australian futures traded lower at 8,710 against a last close of 8,729.4 for the S&P/ASX 200. The S&P 500 closed at 7,599.96, up 0.26%, while the Nasdaq Composite reached 27,086.81 with a gain of 0.42%—both achieving all-time intraday highs.



