<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>Investors are monitoring developments in Iran. US futures for the three major indices were mixed, with DJIA futures down 164 points or 0.3%, S&amp;P 500 futures edging down less than 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures up less than 0.1%. Major Asia-Pacific markets broadly advanced today (3rd). Singapore, Japan and Taiwan equities hit record highs, while Hong Kong stocks fell nearly 1.6%. Indonesias benchmark index dropped more than 4%, underperforming the region.</p><p>Mainland Chinas A-share markets posted moderate gains, with the Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen Component closing up 0.22% and 0.73% at 4,083 and 15,704, respectively. Hong Kong stocks retreated 405 points or nearly 1.6% to close at 25,633, with turnover of HKD322.921 billion. Taiwans market rose for a fourth consecutive session, hitting an intraday record high of 46,552 and closing up 901 points or 1.98% at 46,459, near the days high.</p><p>Japans Nikkei index climbed to an intraday record of 68,786 and finished up 1,667 points or 2.5% at 68,402. Tokyo Electron surged 13.4%, while power semiconductor maker Rohm rose 9%. Panasonic gained 8.9%. SoftBank bucked the trend, falling 3.7%. HONDA jumped 7.9%.</p><p>Singapores Straits Times Index reached an intraday record of 5,150 and closed up 0.8% at 5,136. Australias S&amp;P/ASX 200 rose 0.7%, while New Zealands NZX 50 slipped 0.4%. The Philippines PSEI gained 0.7%, while Malaysias KLCI fell 0.6%. Indias BSE Sensex dropped 0.4% and the Nifty 50 edged down 0.1%. Vietnams Ho Chi Minh Index fell 0.5%, while the Hanoi Index rose 0.9%.</p><p>Elevated oil prices weighed on investor sentiment in Indonesia. Concerns that the Indonesian government may further intervene in commodity markets, along with potential negative impacts from an unfavorable MSCI corporate reclassification, have alarmed global funds. Indonesias IDX at one point plunged 5.7% to an intraday low of 5,842, a five-year trough, before closing down 4.1% at 5,941. The index has fallen more than 31% year to date, the worst performer among more than 90 markets tracked by Bloomberg. The Indonesian rupiah slid 0.7% to 17,966.5 per US dollar, a record low.</p><p>Markets in South Korea and Thailand were closed for holidays. (da/a)</p></div></div>

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<p>Asian markets broadly rose, with Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore hitting record highs. Honda surged nearly 8%. Conversely, Indonesia's index plunged 4% to a five-year low due to high oil prices and intervention concerns. US futures were mixed.</p>

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Asian Markets Broadly Higher; Japan, Taiwan, Singapore Hit Record Highs; HONDA Surges Nearly 8%; Indonesia Index Plunges 4% to Five-Year Low