Asia Markets Diverge as U.S.-Iran Signals Cloud Sentiment; Nikkei and KOSPI Slip from Peaks
Asian markets produced a mixed performance on Tuesday as investors weighed conflicting developments in U.S.-Iran communications and cooled momentum in semiconductor and technology stocks. Japan's Nikkei 225 and South Korea's KOSPI retreated roughly 2% from record highs, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed on gains in heavyweight tech names and Chin…