Asian shares inch higher on Iran war de-escalation hopes

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2026-04-06

Beijing (dpa-AFX) - Asian stocks rose on Monday, even as most regional markets remained closed for holidays. While Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong celebrate Easter, mainland China and Taiwan celebrate Qingming Festival, the tomb-sweeping holiday. Regional sentiment was underpinned after all three Wall Street indexes posted strong gains last week on hopes of Iran war de-escalation. The dollar index was steady in Asian trading while gold pri......

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