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Asian shares mostly fall, with South Korea’s Kospi down 6.6%, while oil prices drop

Asian shares mostly fall, with South Korea’s Kospi down 6.6%, while oil prices drop

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July 16th, 2026

Asian shares mostly fall, with South Korea’s Kospi down 6.6%, while oil prices drop

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Asian shares mostly fell on Thursday.

亚洲股市周四普遍下跌

South Koreas Kospi dropped 6.6%.

韩国Kospi指数下跌6.6%

The Bank of Korea raised interest rates for the first time since 2023.

韩国银行自2023年以来首次加息

It did this to control inflation linked to the Iran war.

此举旨在控制与伊朗战争相关的通胀。

Memory chipmaker SK Hynix fell 11.2%.

存储芯片制造商SK海力士下跌11.2%

Samsung Electronics dropped 8.2%.

三星电子下跌8.2%

Tokyos Nikkei 225 fell 2.9%.

东京的日经225指数下跌了2.9%

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia plunged 13.5%.

日本芯片制造商铠侠股价暴跌13.5%

Tokyo Electron lost 5.2%.

东京电子下跌了5.2%

Hong Kongs Hang Seng gained 1.7%.

香港的恒生指数上涨了1.7%

Alibaba shares rose 4.4% after China approved Apple Intelligence for use.

在中国批准苹果智能功能使用后阿里巴巴股价上涨了4.4%

The Shanghai Composite fell 0.9%.

上证综合指数下跌了0.9%

Oil prices slipped but stayed elevated.

油价小幅下跌,但仍处于高位

Brent crude dropped 0.4% to $84.55 a barrel.

布伦特原油下跌0.4%至每桶84.55美元

That is up from about $72 in late February.

高于2月底约72美元的价格。

ING strategists said oil gained for a third day.

ING策略师表示油价连续第三天上涨

They noted no signs of U.S.-Iran de-escalation.

他们指出没有美国与伊朗局势缓和的迹象

They said rising tensions are affecting vessel flows from the Persian Gulf.

他们表示紧张局势升级正在影响波斯湾船只通行

U.S. futures edged higher.

美国期货小幅上涨

On Wednesday, the S&P 500 rose 0.4%.

周三标普500指数上涨0.4%

BlackRock shares gained 6.6% after strong quarterly results.

贝莱德股价因季度业绩强劲上涨6.6%

The dollar fell to 162.09 yen.

美元跌至162.09日元

July 16th, 2026

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