Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, CSI 300

A White House official told CNBC on Tuesday that a second round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran was under discussion. Nothing has been officially scheduled yet, the official said, who asked not to be named to discuss the administration’s internal plans.

“We’ve been called by the other side,” President Donald Trump said Monday. “They’d like to make a deal very badly, he added.

The West Texas Intermediate was down 0.65% at $90.68 per barrel as of 9:45 p.m. ET. Brent crude fell 0.34% to $94.47 per barrel.

South Korea’s Kospi advanced 2.95% while the small-cap Kosdaq gained 1.98%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was 0.67% higher, while the Topix rose 0.49%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.10%.

Mainland China’s CSI 300 index was up 0.62, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was 0.95% higher. China’s finance ministry said it will issue 15.5 billion yuan-denominated treasury bonds in Hong Kong on April 22, according to Reuters.