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Asia markets set to rise as investors brush off Trump’s ceasefire warning

Cnbc · · 409 words · By Lee Ying Shan
U.S.-Iran Geopolitical Tension Market Resilience
open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/asia-markets-today-live-updates-kospi-hang-seng-…

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“President Donald Trump warned the truce was on "massive life support."”
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Three independent web search results confirm that President Trump stated the Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support' or 'life support'.
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on "massive life support". He told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that while the ceasefire remained in pl…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgznxn18zgo
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has rejected Iran's proposal and warned that the ceasefire is on 'life support'. The speaker of the Iranian parliament says Tehran is ready to 'teach a lesson' if attacked. Media reports …
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-trump-ceasefire-life-support/…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “life support”, and brands Iran’s response to US peace proposals as “totally ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0zWTt1oXq4
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“Trump on Monday cast doubt on the survival of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire”
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Web search results explicitly state Trump told reporters on Monday that the ceasefire was 'unbelievably weak' and on 'life support', confirming he cast doubt on its survival on that day.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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“Japan's Nikkei 225 was poised to gain, with the Chicago futures contract at 62,985 and its Osaka counterpart last trading at 62,890 compared with the index's previous close of 62,417.88.”
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While search results confirm the existence of the Nikkei 225 and Osaka Exchange, no specific data points (62,985, 62,890, 62,417.88) were found in the provided evidence to verify these exact numbers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Japanese asset price bubble (バブル景気, baburu keiki; lit. 'bubble economy') was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated. In ea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_asset_price_bubble
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikkei 225, or the Nikkei Stock Average (Japanese: 日経平均株価, Hepburn: Nikkei heikin kabuka), more commonly called the Nikkei or the Nikkei index (), is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Excha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Osaka Exchange, Inc. (株式会社大阪取引所, Kabushiki-gaisha Ōsaka Torihikijo), renamed from Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (株式会社大阪証券取引所, Kabushiki-gaisha Ōsaka Shōken Torihikijo; OSE), is the largest deriv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Exchange
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“Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 26,421, higher than the index's last close of 26,406.84.”
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One web search result explicitly confirms the Hang Seng Index closed at 26,406.84 points on a Monday. While the futures value (26,421) isn't explicitly in the snippet, the closing price is a direct match.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hang Seng Bank Limited (Chinese: 恒生銀行有限公司) is a Hong Kong–based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the HSBC Group. Hang…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Seng_Bank
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hang Seng China Enterprises Index is a stock market index of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong for H shares, red chip stocks, and P chips. H share is a class of ordinary share of the mainland China inco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Seng_China_Enterprises_In…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hang Seng Index (HSI) is a market-capitalisation-weighted stock market index in Hong Kong adjusted for free float. It tracks and records daily changes in the largest stock listings on the Hong Kon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Seng_Index
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“In Australia, futures last traded at 8,746, above the S&P/ASX 200′s last close of 8,701.8.”
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Search results discuss the S&P/ASX 200 and provide different closing values (e.g., 8,878), but do not confirm the specific figures 8,746 or 8,701.8.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) index is a market-capitalisation weighted and float-adjusted stock market index of stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The index is maintained by Standard & Poor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P/ASX_200
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P/ASX 300, or simply, ASX 300, is a stock market index of Australian stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The index is market-capitalisation weighted, meaning each company …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P/ASX_300
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P/ASX 50 Index is a stock market index of Australian stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange from Standard & Poor's. It is a part of the S&P Global 1200. While the "ASX 50" often sim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P/ASX_50
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“S&P 500 futures were marginally higher, and Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.1%.”
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Different web search results provide contradictory data for Monday's futures: one says S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 fell 0.1%, while another says S&P 500 fell 0.05% and Nasdaq-100 fell 0.2%. This contradicts the claim that they were 'marginally higher' or 'added 0.1%'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It is a modified capitalization-weighted…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq-100
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, it is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Composite
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Standard and Poor's 100, or simply the S&P 100, is a stock market index of United States stocks maintained by Standard & Poor's. The S&P 100 is a subset of the S&P 500 and the S&P 1500, and holds …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_100
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“Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 24 points, or less than 0.1%.”
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Search results confirm the existence of Dow Jones futures but do not provide the specific point increase of 24 points to verify the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — The DJIA also contains fewer stocks than many other major indices, which could heighten risk due to stock concentration.Investing in the DJIA is possible via index funds as well as via derivatives suc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones futures index is a price-weighted average of blue-chip stocks that are generally the leaders in their industry. Dow Jones Futures are tradable in pre-market, view dow jones premarket dat…
https://www.investing.com/indices/us-30-futures
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web search NEUTRAL — Dow Jones Industrial Average Index value has decreased by −0.35% in the past week, since last month it has shown a 5.32% increase, and over the year it's increased by 19.49%.But you can buy Dow Jones …
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/DJ-DJI/
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“The broad market index gained 0.19% and closed at 7,412.84”
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A web search result explicitly states 'S&P 500. 7,412.84' in the context of a record run, directly confirming the closing value.
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. markets closed. S&P 500. 7,412.84.Further, since 1990, Friday’s session was just the third time ever that the S&P 500 had more new lows than highs on a day when the S&P 500 itself made a new high…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/a-surprising-thing…
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web search NEUTRAL — View live S&P 500 Index chart to track latest index dynamics. SP:SPX ideas, forecasts and market news are at your disposal as well.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/SPX/
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 Today: Get all information on the S&P 500 Index including historical chart, news and constituents.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/s&p_500
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“the Nasdaq Composite inched up 0.1% to end at 26,274.13.”
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No evidence was found in the search results for the Nasdaq Composite closing at 26,274.13.
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“Both indexes hit fresh all-time intraday highs during the session, and they closed at records.”
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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm that both indexes hit fresh all-time intraday highs and closed at records.
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“The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 95.31 points, or 0.19%, to 49,704.47.”
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