{"id":3282,"date":"2026-04-21T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalmarkettrends.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/morning-brief-iran-talks-asian-stocks-rise-ai-ipo-lifts-hong-kong\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:00:36","slug":"morning-brief-iran-talks-asian-stocks-rise-ai-ipo-lifts-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmarkettrends.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/morning-brief-iran-talks-asian-stocks-rise-ai-ipo-lifts-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning brief: Iran talks, Asian stocks rise, AI IPO lifts Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Global markets woke up to a familiar mix of fear and opportunism on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The latest twist in the US-Iran conflict kept traders focused on diplomacy, not just bombs and blockades.<\/p>\n

Vice President JD Vance had not yet left for Pakistan, even as Trump said a delegation would travel for talks and Iran weighed whether to attend.<\/p>\n

Oil swung on every headline, while a big Hong Kong listing in an Nvidia-linked supplier showed risk appetite is still alive.<\/p>\n

Diplomacy on edge<\/h2>\n

The White House\u2019s Iran playbook remained unsettled on Monday, with Vice President JD Vance still in the United States and having not yet departed for Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Trump said a US delegation would go before the ceasefire deadline.<\/p>\n

The group was expected to include Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, but the timing was unclear.<\/p>\n

Iran, for its part, was only \u201cconsidering\u201d attendance, which kept the market guessing about whether the next round of talks would even happen.<\/p>\n

Asian stocks steady<\/h2>\n

The uncertainty did not stop Asian equities from finding a bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MSCI\u2019s Asia-Pacific index ex-Japan rose 0.9%, Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 gained 1.2%, and South Korea\u2019s Kospi jumped 2.1% to a record high, helped by renewed enthusiasm for AI.<\/p>\n

Australia bucked the trend and slipped 0.3%.<\/p>\n

The tone was cautious rather than euphoric: investors were still watching the ceasefire closely, but the prospect of talks in Islamabad was enough to support risk assets.<\/p>\n

US futures were slightly firmer, while the previous session on Wall Street had already shown nerves around the fragile truce.<\/p>\n

Oil price seesaw<\/h2>\n

Oil was again the market\u2019s best real-time barometer of the conflict.<\/p>\n

Brent crude fell 0.6% to $94.94 a barrel, and WTI for the more-active June contract slipped 0.9% to $86.66 after a sharp jump the day before.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s surge came after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz again and the US seized an Iranian cargo ship as part of its blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n

Traders are still trying to decide whether the ceasefire will be extended or collapse, and analysts say the market may be underpricing the risk of a prolonged supply shock.<\/p>\n

Shipping through Hormuz remains heavily restricted.<\/p>\n

AI listing stays hot<\/h2>\n

The clearest sign that investors are still willing to take risks came from Hong Kong, where Victory Giant Technology surged 60% in its debut.<\/a><\/p>\n

The printed circuit board maker raised HK$20.1 billion, or $2.6 billion, in the city\u2019s biggest listing in about seven months.<\/p>\n

Its shares opened 57.2% higher and briefly touched HK$336.2.<\/p>\n

The deal was heavily oversubscribed, with the retail tranche covered 431 times.<\/p>\n

Victory Giant makes boards for AI servers and other electronics, and its strong debut underlined continued demand for AI-linked names even as broader markets were rattled by war headlines and supply-chain worries.<\/p>\n

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