Asian Stocks to Rise, US Hits Record on Iran Talks: Markets Wrap

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Asian stocks looked set to track Wall Street higher as optimism around a potential US-Iran ceasefire and robust corporate earnings buoyed sentiment.Equity-index futures for Japan and Hong Kong pointed to gains at the open, setting up the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to extend a two-day advance. That was after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both closed at record highs, with Bank of America Corp. and Morgan Stanley leading financials higher after stronger-than-expected revenue.