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

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

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July 16th, 2026

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

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Asian shares mostly fell on Thursday.

亞洲股市在星期四大多下跌

South Koreas Kospi dropped 6.6%.

南韓的Kospi指數下跌了6.6%

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

韓國銀行自2023年以來首次調高利率

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

這麼做是為了控制與伊朗戰爭相關的通貨膨脹。

Memory chipmaker 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%

Tokyos Nikkei 225 fell 2.9%.

東京的日經225指數下跌了2.9%

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia plunged 13.5%.

日本晶片製造商鎧俠暴跌13.5%

Tokyo Electron lost 5.2%.

東京威力科創下跌了5.2%

Hong Kongs Hang Seng gained 1.7%.

香港的恒生指數上漲了1.7%

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

阿里巴巴股價上漲4.4%因為中國批准了Apple Intelligence的使用

The Shanghai Composite fell 0.9%.

上證綜合指數下跌了0.9%

Oil prices slipped but stayed high.

油價小幅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%至每桶84.55美元

That is up from about $72 in late February.

2月底約72美元的價格有所上漲。

ING strategists said oil gained for a third day.

ING策略師表示油價連續第三天走高

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

他們沒有跡象顯示美國與伊朗的緊張局勢會降溫

They noted that rising tensions affect vessel flows from the Persian Gulf.

他們指出緊張局勢升級影響了來自波斯灣的船隻運輸。

U.S. futures edged higher.

美國期貨小幅上漲

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

週三S&P 500 上漲了 0.4%

BlackRock shares gained 6.6% after strong quarterly results.

貝萊德股價在強勁的季度財報後上漲了 6.6%

The dollar fell to 162.09 yen.

美元跌至 162.09 日圓

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