[MARKET ANALYSIS] Asia-Pac stocks gained amid a tech rebound, lower oil prices and US-Iran optimism

APAC Stocks: Positive Asia-Pac stocks trade higher as markets continue to claw back the losses from the recent tech slump, while lower oil prices and US-Iran optimism also provide some encouragement. ASX 200: +1.3 % Index was led higher by outperformance in real estate, industrials and the mining sector amid tailwinds from a lower yield environment in Australia. Nikkei 225: +2.9% Rallied back above the 60,000 level with SoftBank spearheading the advances amid the tech rebound and with stocks unfazed by the weaker-than-expected Household Spending data from Japan. KOSPI +4.9% Benefits from the tech rally with a sidecar triggered in early trade but is off today's best levels. Hang Seng & Shanghai Comp: Hang Seng +0.4% / Shanghai Comp +0.1% Chinese markets are positive but notably lag behind regional peers as participants digest the somewhat mixed trade data in which dollar-denominated Exports and Imports topped forecasts, although Trade Balance was at a narrower-than-forecast surplus and yuan-denominated Exports slowed from the previous. US Equity Futures: Mixed Price action is range-bound following the prior day's rally and as markets await US CPI data. European Equity Futures +0.7% Indicate a positive cash market open with Euro Stoxx 50 futures up 0.7% after the cash market closed with gains of 1.9% on Monday.