Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as investors assess U.S.-Vietnam trade deal

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Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Thursday as investors await details on the U.S.-Vietnam trade agreement that President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.

The U.S. is imposing a 20% tariff on goods imported from the Southeast Asian nation, while the latter will impose “ZERO Tariff,” Trump said on Truth Social.

This comes as the deadline for Trump’s 90-day tariff reprieve draws closer.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.15% and the Topix lost 0.21%. South Korea’s Kospi added 0.77% and the small-cap Kosdaq rose 0.5%.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.13%.

Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 24,174, lower than its last close of 24,221.41.

— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Brian Evans contributed to this report.

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