{"id":80008,"date":"2026-04-28T16:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/?p=80008"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:05:19","slug":"tuesday-28th-april-2026-asia-pacific-markets-mixed-as-investors-track-u-s-iran-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/tuesday-28th-april-2026-asia-pacific-markets-mixed-as-investors-track-u-s-iran-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday 28th April 2026: Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed as Investors Track U.S.\u2013Iran Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br \/>Global Markets:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei down 0.98%, Shanghai Composite down 0.07% Hang Seng down 0.65% ASX down 0.56%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commodities : Gold at $4,681.21 (-0.27%) Silver at $74.545 (-0.64%), Brent Oil at $102.70 (0.99%), WTI Oil at $97.50 (1.17%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rates : US 10-year yield at 4.344, UK 10-year yield at 4.9730, Germany 10-year yield at 3.0360<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News &amp; Data:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(GBP) BRC Shop Price Index y\/y 1.0%\u00a0 to 1.4%\u00a0 expected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Markets Update:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday as investors assessed progress in U.S.\u2013Iran negotiations and their potential impact on global stability and energy supply.&nbsp; Reports indicated U.S. President Donald Trump met with his national security team to discuss Iran\u2019s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, provided Washington lifts its blockade and ends the ongoing conflict. However, uncertainty remains over whether the U.S. administration will consider sanctions relief before a fully completed agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional equities showed varied performance following recent record highs. Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.49% after Monday\u2019s milestone close, while the broader Topix edged up 0.23%. South Korea\u2019s Kospi rose more than 1% to reach a fresh record, though the small-cap Kosdaq declined 0.92%. Japan\u2019s central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.75% and raised inflation projections, citing supply risks linked to the Iran conflict.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere, Australia\u2019s S&amp;P\/ASX 200 fell 0.58%, while Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng index declined 0.48% and mainland China\u2019s CSI 300 dropped 0.22%. Shares of optical computing firm Lightelligence surged over 380% on their Hong Kong debut, while Contemporary Amperex Technology slid 7% following a major share offering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. futures edged higher after Wall Street\u2019s mixed overnight session, as rising oil prices amid renewed Strait of Hormuz tensions limited gains despite fresh record highs in the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events:<br \/><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12:15 PM GMT &#8211; USD ADP Weekly Employment Change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Markets: News &amp; Data: Markets Update: &nbsp;Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":79441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[196,215,339],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fundamental-analysis","category-market-analysis","category-recent-posts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80009,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80008\/revisions\/80009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}