Two men look at an electronic market board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on June 12, 2026 in Tokyo.
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Global stock markets closed sharply lower on Friday, with most exchanges in Europe and Asia-Pacific in negative territory, as investors assessed the sustainability of the US-brokered peace deal with Iran.
US stock and bond markets will be closed for the June 1st holiday. The futures market will remain open, but with limited hours, and stock trading will cease at 1:00 pm ET.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday defended President Donald Trump’s interim deal with Iran, saying economic relief to Iran depends on the country’s compliance with the terms of the deal.
“The United States is not giving Iran a penny,” Vance said. “The only way the Iranians will get access to these resources…is if they fully comply with the terms of the agreement.”
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei similarly called the deal conditional, saying on Thursday that he approved the memorandum only after receiving assurances that Iran’s rights and “resistance fronts” would be protected.
European stocks fell on Friday as markets reacted negatively to the postponement of talks between Tehran and Washington. pan-european Stocks 600 It closed 0.2% lower, but the UK FTSE100 With a 0.35% reduction, France Cac40 I lost 0.55%. german dachshund Finished flat.
Oil and gas stocks led the gains, but mining and travel stocks lagged the broader index.
In the UK, 10 pension Yields rose more than seven basis points to 4.8247% after official figures showed government borrowing reached its highest level in May since 2019, pushing the budget deficit to 23.3 billion pounds ($30.8 billion).
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces an immediate leadership challenge from his Labor rival Andy Burnham, who is returning to the UK Parliament following his victory in Thursday’s special election.
Japanese benchmark Nikkei Stock Average After hitting a record high on Thursday, it rose 0.28% to close at 71,250.06, while TOPIX fell 0.57% to close at 4,044.96.
South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.13% to end at 9,052.42, falling back after exceeding the 9,000 mark for the first time on Thursday, while the small-cap Kosdaq fell 3.43%.
Samsung Electronics’ stock price fell 2.34%, reversing its previous rise, while SK Hynix’s stock rose 2.94%.
australian benchmark S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.92% to close at 8,828.7.
Markets in the United States, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are closed for public holidays.
US stock futures fell; S&P500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures As of 5:41 a.m. ET, losses were 0.4% and 0.5%, respectively. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average It fell 0.3%.
Last night in the US, stock prices ended the holiday-shortened week in positive territory. The three major indexes closed higher after the US Federal Reserve signaled the possibility of raising interest rates by the end of the year. This move caused stock prices to fall earlier.
The S&P 500 Index rose 1.08% to close at 7,500.58, and the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.91% to 26,517.93. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 72.15 points, or 0.14%, to end at $51,564.70.
