(Bloomberg) -- Asian equities were set to rise Thursday, tracking record highs on Wall Street, as optimism grew that the US and Iran were nearing a deal to end the conflict that had rattled markets and clouded the economic outlook. (Bloomberg) — Asian equities were set to rise Thursday, tracking record highs on Wall Street, as optimism grew that the US and Iran were nearing a deal to end the conflict that had rattled markets and clouded the economic outlook. Equity-index future... [5160 chars]