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Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.88%, while the Topix added 0.53%. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 2.68%, while the small-cap Kosdaq was up 0.25%.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.72%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were last down at 24,995, slightly lower than the index’s last close of 25,006.16.
Iran’s armed forces reportedly fired missiles at unspecified targets late Thursday, according to state media outlet Fars.
The latest military activity in southern Iran came just hours after the Pentagon said Tehran had fired a ballistic missile toward Kuwait and deployed attack drones in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier on Thursday, a White House official confirmed an Axios report saying the U.S. and Iran had “mostly agreed” on the terms of a deal aimed at temporarily halting the three-month conflict.
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