[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks begin mixed following the similar performance stateside, as participants reflected on progress in US-Iran talks, although communication stocks and the Nasdaq Comp underperformed

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[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks begin mixed following the similar performance stateside, as participants reflected on progress in US-Iran talks, although communication stocks and the Nasdaq Comp underperformed

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