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[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks begin the week mixed following a quiet weekend of macro newsflow and amid uncertainty as the 60-day US-Iran ceasefire is set to expire, while the region also digests a deluge of earnings and the latest data releases

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Asia-Pacific stocks started mixed on August 17 as the US-Iran ceasefire expired, triggering energy supply concerns. Weak Japanese GDP data and a heavy earnings schedule further drove market volatility.

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