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Asian stock prices are falling. South Korea's KOSPI is down 6.6%, and oil prices are also falling.

Asian stock prices are falling. South Korea's KOSPI is down 6.6%, and oil prices are also falling.

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July 16th, 2026

Asian stock prices are falling. South Korea's KOSPI is down 6.6%, and oil prices are also falling.

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On Thursday, many Asian stocks went down.

木曜日、アジアの株の多くは下がった。

The price of oil also went down.

原油の値段も下がった。

Attacks continue between the US and Iran.

米国とイランの間で攻撃が続いている。

Still, stocks and oil went down.

それでも株と原油は下がった。

People sold AI-related stocks. This hurt stock indexes in South Korea and Japan.

AIに関係する株の売りが韓国と日本の株の指標に重い負担になった。

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

韓国銀行は2023年以来初めて利上げをした。

The KOSPI fell by 6.6 percent.

KOSPIは6.6%下がった。

SK Hynix fell by 11.2 percent.

SKハイニックスは11.2%下がった。

Samsung Electronics fell by 8.2 percent.

サムスン電子は8.2%下がった。

Tokyo's Nikkei average fell by 2.9 percent.

東京の日経平均は2.9%下がった。

Kioxia suddenly fell by 13.5 percent.

キオクシアは13.5%急に下がった。

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index went up by 1.7%.

香港のハンセン指数は1.7%上がった。

That was special in the region.

それは地域の中で特別だった。

China's internet regulator said it allowed Apple Intelligence to be used in China.

中国のネット規制当局がApple Intelligenceの中国での使用を認めたと発表した。

So Alibaba's stock went up by 4.4%.

それでアリババの株は4.4%上がった。

The Shanghai Composite Index went down by 0.9%.

上海総合指数は0.9%下がった。

The price of oil went down.

原油の値段は下がった。

But it is still at a high level.

しかしまだ高い水準にある。

Brent crude fell 0.4% to $84.55 per barrel.

ブレント原油は0.4%下がって1バレル84.55ドルだった。

US oil fell 0.2% to $79.34.

米国指標原油は0.2%下がって79.34ドルだった。

A commodity strategist at ING said.

INGの商品ストラテジストは言った。

There is almost no sign of easing tension between the US and Iran.

米国とイランの緊張が和らぐ兆しがほとんどない。

Tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is under pressure.

ホルムズ海峡のタンカーの交通は圧力の下にある。

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