Asia-Pacific Stocks Slide as Trump Shrugs Off Iran Talks, Nikkei Drops 1.32%

9 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jun 2

Japan and South Korea led Tuesday’s regional losses, with the Nikkei 225 down 1.32%, the Kospi off 1.92% and the Kosdaq sinking 3.13%; Australia’s ASX 200 fell 0.71%.
Trump reignited concern over U.S.-Iran negotiations by saying he did not care if the talks were over, after reports Iranian negotiators were weighing an exit and a move to block the Strait of Hormuz.
China and Hong Kong were relative outliers, with the CSI 300 up 0.1% and the Hang Seng edging 0.13% higher even as U.S. stock futures turned lower.
U.S. futures slipped despite Wall Street records overnight, where the S&P 500 closed at 7,599.96 and the Nasdaq at 27,086.81, lifted by Nvidia and broader tech strength.

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