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Asian shares mostly fall, South Korea’s Kospi down 6.6%, oil prices slip

Asian shares mostly fall, South Korea’s Kospi down 6.6%, oil prices slip

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July 16th, 2026

Asian shares mostly fall, South Korea’s Kospi down 6.6%, oil prices slip

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Asian shares mostly fell on Thursday.

亞洲股市在星期四大多下跌

South Korea's Kospi dropped 6.6%.

南韓的Kospi下跌了6.6%

The Bank of Korea raised interest rates.

韓國銀行提高了利率

It was the first time since 2023.

這是自2023年以來的第一次。

The bank wants to stop inflation from the Iran war.

該銀行想要阻止伊朗戰爭帶來的通貨膨脹。

Memory chip maker SK Hynix fell 11.2%.

記憶體晶片製造商SK海力士下跌了11.2%

Samsung Electronics dropped 8.2%.

三星電子下跌了8.2%

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 2.9%.

東京的日經225下跌了2.9%

Japanese chip maker Kioxia plunged 13.5%.

日本晶片公司鎧俠大跌13.5%

Tokyo Electron lost 5.2%.

東京電子下跌了5.2%

Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.7%.

香港的恒生指數上漲了1.7%

Alibaba shares helped.

阿里巴巴的股票有幫助

They rose 4.4% after China approved Apple Intelligence for use.

中國批准Apple Intelligence使用後它們上漲了4.4%

The Shanghai Composite fell 0.9%.

上證綜合指數下跌了0.9%

Oil prices slipped but stayed high.

油價下跌但仍維持在高位

Brent crude dropped 0.4% to $84.55 a barrel.

布倫特原油下跌0.4%來到每桶84.55美元

It was up from about $72 in late February.

比2月底約72美元的價格還要高

ING strategists said oil gained for a third day.

ING策略師油價連續第三天走高

They said there are no signs of U.S.-Iran de-escalation.

他們說沒有跡象顯示美國和伊朗的緊張關係會降溫

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

他們指出緊張局勢升高正在影響來自波斯灣船隻通行

U.S. futures edged higher.

美國期貨小幅上漲

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

週三標普500上漲0.4%

BlackRock shares gained 6.6% after strong quarterly results.

貝萊德股價在強勁的季度業績後上漲6.6%

The dollar fell to 162.09 yen.

美元跌至162.09日圓

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