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Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, as investors weighed a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, as well as fresh commentary from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
There is growing optimism that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump will likely hold.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225
was set to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago at 38,840, against the index’s last close of 38,790.56.






