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title: "Asia stocks mixed amid US.-Iran uncertainty; Nikkei and KOSPI retreat from records"
type: "News"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/288377614.md"
description: "Asian stocks showed mixed performance on Tuesday due to geopolitical uncertainty following reports that Iran suspended indirect talks with the US regarding Israel's operations in Lebanon, despite claims by Trump that negotiations continued. Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's KOSPI retreated from record highs as investors engaged in profit-taking. Meanwhile, gold prices traded below $4,500 per ounce."
datetime: "2026-06-02T06:51:11.000Z"
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# Asia stocks mixed amid US.-Iran uncertainty; Nikkei and KOSPI retreat from records

Asian equity markets mixed on Tuesday as geopolitical uncertainty persisted after the latest developments indicated that Iran had suspended indirect talks with Washington over Israel's military operations in Lebanon, \\while Trump claimed negotiations continued. Japan and South Korea saw profit-taking. Gold prices traded below $4,500 per ounce. WTI ...

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