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<Asia> Asia-Pacific Markets Softer; Some Tech Stocks Retreat; Australian Bank Shares Weaken
Asia-Pacific markets were softer today (8th) as investors monitored renewed clashes between the US and Iran, while some technology stocks retreated. Australian equities saw relativ...
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Asia-Pacific markets were softer today (8th) as investors monitored renewed clashes between the US and Iran, while some technology stocks retreated. Australian equities saw relatively larger declines, dragged down by bank shares.

The People's Bank of China conducted seven-day reverse repo operations in the open market, with a single-day net injection of RMB500 million. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 17 points or 0.4% at midday to 4,162, while the Shenzhen Component Index dropped 146 points or 0.9% to 15,495. Hong Kong's HSI slid 290 points or 1.1% at midday to 26,335, with turnover of HKD145.5 billion. Taiwan's Weighted Index fell 322 points or 0.8% to 41,611. TSMC and Hon Hai declined 0.8% and 1.6%, respectively. Delta Electronics and ASE Technology dropped 3.3% and 4.3%, while MediaTek rose 4.8%.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 340 points or 0.5% in the afternoon session to 62,493. SoftBank declined 4.8%. Bank shares were weaker, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial down 1.9%, and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Mizuho Financial each falling 2.5%.

South Korea's Kospi, which had repeatedly hit record highs in recent sessions, retreated 60 points or 0.8% to 7,429. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell 1.8% and 0.8%, respectively. Doosan Enerbility and Hyundai Heavy Industries dropped 4.7% and 5.6%, while Hyundai Motor surged 11.4%.

India's Nifty 50 Index fell 160 points or 0.7% to 24,165, while the BSE Sensex declined 0.6% to 77,400. Coal India dropped 1.8%, and bank stocks Axis Bank and HDFC Bank each fell 1.6%.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 155 points or 1.8% late in the session to 8,722. Bank stocks were under pressure, with Westpac Banking down 2.8%, National Australia Bank falling 3.3%, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia declining 2.4%. Conglomerate Macquarie Group, whose earnings were supported by higher commodity prices and whose share price had earlier hit a record high, last traded down 1.6%. New Zealand's NZX 50 Index fell 82 points or 0.6% to 13,188 late in the session. Dairy producer A2 Milk and Air New Zealand declined 2.2% and 1.1%, respectively.

Singapore's Straits Times Index fell 24 points or 0.5% to 4,917. Chip testing firm AEM Holdings and precision engineering company UMS Holdings dropped 2.9% and 2.1%, respectively. Singapore Telecommunications rose 1.3%, while Jardine Matheson plunged 5.6%. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation rose 0.4% as its first-quarter net profit increased 5% to SGD1.97 billion, with total income hitting a record SGD3.828 billion.

Among other Southeast Asian markets, Malaysia fell 0.4%, while Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand edged down 0.1% to 0.2%. Vietnam's Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh markets dropped 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively. (fc/da)~

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