SoftBank jumped 10%, SK Hynix 6.4%, and Samsung 4.5% as Asian markets rallied on the Iran-US peace agreement, with the Nikkei topping 69,000.

A ceasefire signal from Washington lit a fuse under Asian chip stocks, sending the KOSPI up 4.63% and Samsung nearly 8% as foreigners bought after weeks of

Japan’s Nikkei index led the regional gains, soaring 5.3 per cent as at 10am Singapore time. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Peace deal sparks sharp gains across key Asian equity markets

US-Iran deal boosts Japan's Nikkei average near 70,000 threshold