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Asia-Pacific markets roseate Monday, arsenic investors assessed escalating Israel-Iran tensions, portion awaiting a slew of information from China.
Oil prices jumped arsenic Israel and Iran exchanged strikes, portion golden prices rallied, arsenic investors sought refuge successful the harmless haven metallic with equity markets sliding globally. The attacks continued over the weekend.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.87%, portion the broader Topix scale precocious 0.92%.
In South Korea, the Kospi index climbed 0.55%, portion the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.31%.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.24% successful aboriginal trade.
Investors volition beryllium keeping a adjacent ticker connected Chinese markets arsenic the Asian superpower is slated to merchandise a slew of information points, including its retail income and concern output figures for May.
Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood astatine 23,739, pointing to a weaker unfastened compared to the HSI's past adjacent of 23,892.56.
— CNBC's Pia Singh and Darla Mercado contributed to this report.