US stocks were ultimately mostly higher amid tech strength, but with price action choppy on mixed geopolitical headlines - Newsquawk Daily Asia-Pac Market Open

Risk assets were mixed on Iran threats to block the Bab al-Mandab Strait and with initial reports that it stopped exchanging messages with the US, although the geopolitical headlines were much more positive later in the session.

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