Aerial presumption of Seoul downtown metropolis skyline with conveyance connected expressway and span transverse implicit Han stream successful Seoul city, South Korea.
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Asia-Pacific markets were acceptable to unfastened mixed Tuesday, aft U.S. President Donald Trump took purpose astatine South Korea overnight, threatening to summation tariffs connected Asia's fourth-largest economy.
Trump said connected Truth Social that the country's legislature has not approved Seoul's commercialized woody with Washington, and that tariffs connected the South Korea volition ascent to 25%, from 15%.
The menace could dent sentiment successful South Korean markets, which has notched 15 days of gains retired of the 17 sessions since the commencement of the year.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 started the time 1.12% up, reaching its highest level successful astir 3 months, coming backmost from a vacation connected Monday.
Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a weaker unfastened for the market, with the futures declaration successful Chicago astatine 52,880, and its counterpart successful Osaka astatine 52,790, compared to the erstwhile adjacent of 52,885.25.
Hong Kong Hang Seng scale futures were astatine 26,883, higher than the HSI's past adjacent of 26,765.52.
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