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<Asia> Asia-Pacific Markets Fall; KOSPI Slumps Over 4% as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix Retreat
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US President Donald Trump delivered a televised address on the Iran issue, stating that extremely severe strikes against Iran could be launched within the next two to three weeks. Brent oil futures rose, while Asia-Pacific equity markets declined. The People's Bank of China conducted seven-day reverse repo operations in the open market, resulting in a single-day net withdrawal of RMB223.5 billion. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 20 points, or 0.5%, to 3,927 at midday; the Shenzhen Component Index dropped 158 points, or 1.2%, to 13,548. Hong Kong's HSI slid 276 points, or 1.1%, to 25,017 at midday, with turnover of HKD116.2 billion. Taiwan's Weighted Index declined 604 points, or 1.8%, to 32,570. TSMC and Hon Hai fell 2.2% and 2.5%, respectively; Delta Electronics dropped 2.7%; MediaTek slipped 0.3%; ASE Technology rose 0.1%. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1,111 points, or 2.1%, to 52,628. Advantest plunged 6.1%, while Tokyo Electron and SoftBank dropped 2.9% and 3.6%, respectively; Kioxia fell 3.4%. South Korea's KOSPI tumbled 223 points, or 4.1%, to 5,255. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix retreated 5.5% and 5.7%, respectively. Hyundai Motor and Doosan Enerbility fell 4.6% and 4.9%, while tech investment firm SK Square slid 6.3%. India's Nifty 50 Index declined 415 points, or 1.8%, to 22,263. Low-cost carrier IndiGo dropped 4.1%. Tata Group retail unit Trent fell 3.4%. State Bank of India and Shriram Finance lost 3.5% and 3.7%, respectively, while Reliance Industries slipped 2.9%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 90 points, or 1%, to 8,580. Mining stocks BHP and Rio Tinto declined 2.8% and 3.6%, respectively. Gold miner Newmont rose 1.6%, while financial stock Macquarie dropped 1.6%. New Zealand's NZX 50 Index gained 76 points, or 0.6%, to 12,902. Singapore's Straits Times Index fell 39 points, or 0.8%, to 4,936. Offshore marine stock Seatrium and precision engineering firm UMS Holdings dropped more than 2%, while chip testing company AEM Holdings slid 4.4%. Malaysia and Indonesia equities fell 1.1% and 1.2%, respectively; Thailand's market edged down 0.1%; Vietnam's Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh markets declined 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively; the Philippines market was closed. (fc/u) This article was automatically translated by AI, the Chinese version should be considered the authoritative version. AASTOCKS.com Limited does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness and accepts no liability for any damages or losses arising from the use of this translation. Auto-translated by AI AASTOCKS Financial News |
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