Trump hints at progress in US-Iran negotiations; Japanese and Korean stock markets rise over 3%, gold and silver rebound, oil prices drop further

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On Wednesday, affected by Trump signaling possible US-Iran negotiations, geopolitical risk premiums fell back, global risk assets generally rebounded, Asia-Pacific stock markets strengthened, precious metals rebounded, but crude oil plunged sharply due to expectations of cooled war tensions.

According to CCTV News, on March 24 local time, US President Trump stated that the US is communicating with the "right people" and Iran "wants to reach a deal"; he also said that Iran "no longer has a leadership," and claimed that the US has achieved "great success" on the Iran issue.

All major Asia-Pacific markets rose, with the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index up 1.1%.

The Nikkei 225’s intraday gain expanded to 3%, and the TOPIX rose by 2.4%;

South Korea’s KOSPI Composite Index’s intraday gain expanded to 3.1%, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index rose more than 1.4% in early trading.

European and US stock index futures also rose. European stock futures went up, with the Euro Stoxx 50 up 1.4%, Germany’s DAX Index up 1.3%. S&P 500 futures rose 0.7%, Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.8%, and Dow Jones futures rose 0.7%.

Precious metals rebounded, with spot gold rising nearly 2% to $4,561.45 per ounce. Spot silver rose over 3% intraday, at $73.74 per ounce.

Crude oil prices dropped further, with Brent crude oil futures falling to $95.89 per barrel.

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