Asian stock markets rise as Japan and China indices gain 1.8%

Asian stock markets rose overnight, with Japan's Nikkei and China's CSI300 indices both up by about 1.8%. Mohit Kumar of Jefferies noted that markets “want to rally,” while concerns about a fragile ceasefire in the Iran conflict linger. Oil and gas extraction PPI rose 15.8% month-on-month in March, reflecting ongoing industry pressures.

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