Asian stock markets opened higher and continued to rise. The stock markets in Japan and South Korea surged strongly. Earlier, the United States and Iran reached an agreement.

Asian stock markets opened higher, with the South Korean stock market soaring. Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that the US and Iran had reached a peace agreement, boosting market hopes that the war in the Middle East is coming to an end. The South Korean KOSPI index surged by 5.2%. The Nikkei 225 index rose by as much as 3%. The TOPIX index in Japan increased by over 2%.