Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rallies on lower oil prices

Associated Press (AP) Economic ImpactNews ReportEN 5 min read 100% complete April 15, 2026 at 09:23 AM

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Asian shares mostly increased on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, following a Wall Street rally fueled by lower oil prices. The price decrease stemmed from hopes that the United States and Iran might resume talks to end their ongoing war. Japan's Nikkei 225 and South Korea's Kospi saw gains, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng experienced slight increases. The Shanghai Composite showed a marginal decline. The previous day, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq composite all rose on Wall Street. Analysts cautioned that the optimism surrounding potential peace talks might be premature given the continuing conflict.

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Benchmark U.S. crude fell 58 cents to $90.70 a barrel.

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Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.4% in afternoon trading to 58,122.52.

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Asian shares mostly rose on Wednesday, mirroring Wall Street's rally.

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Traders are clearly choosing to price in the possibility of de-escalation rather than the immediate reality of restricted flows.

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Lower oil prices help bring down costs for all kinds of businesses.

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KCM Trade 30% Tim Waterer 30% Nikkei 225 40% Shanghai 40% KOSPI ×240% Hong Kong 50% Japan 50% South Korea 50% Wall Street ×260% United States ×270% Iran 70%

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oil prices 100% asian shares 80% wall street 70% market rally 60% peace talks 60% iran 50% stock market 50% united states 50% s&p 500 40% nikkei 225 40%