Asia markets open lower as fragile Middle East ceasefire tempers sentimentPosted by MarketsWireAsia-Pacific markets open lower Friday as an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire tempered risk appetite, even after Wall Street closed at fresh record highs.1 repliestomspark wrote:Markets love a good contradiction — Wall Street at all-time highs but Asia spooked by geopolitical noise. Classic risk-off rotation when uncertainty creeps back in.