[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks begin higher following the record levels on Wall St, with regional indices shrugging off the geopolitical escalation following a US strike on Qeshm Island and with Iran targeting US bases in neighbouring countries

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Reports of explosions heard in Qamishli, Syria, according to ISNA

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US Central Command posts denies IRGC claims that Iran struck the 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain and a US airbase in the region, adds all Iranian attacks on American forces failed

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[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks begin higher following the record levels on Wall St, with regional indices shrugging off the geopolitical escalation following a US strike on Qeshm Island and with Iran targeting US bases in neighbouring countries

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Japanese Finance Minister Katayama says prepared to respond appropriately on forex as needed, while she won't comment on specific FX levels

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IRGC says it targeted a US-affiliated vessel named Panaya with missiles in response to US-healing Iranian tanker near the Strait of Hormuz

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