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Asian shares go down. South Korea's Kospi falls 6.6%. Oil prices also go down.

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July 16th, 2026

Asian shares go down. South Korea's Kospi falls 6.6%. Oil prices also go down.

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Asian shares mostly fell on Thursday.

목요일에 아시아 주식이 대부분 떨어졌습니다.

South Korea's Kospi dropped 6.6%.

한국의 코스피가 6.6% 떨어졌습니다.

The Bank of Korea raised interest rates.

한국은행이 금리를 올렸습니다.

It was the first time since 2023.

2023년 이후 처음이었습니다.

The bank wants to stop high prices from the Iran war.

은행은 이란 전쟁으로 인한 높은 물가를 막고 싶어 합니다.

Memory chipmaker SK Hynix fell 11.2%.

메모리 칩 회사 SK하이닉스가 11.2% 떨어졌습니다.

Samsung Electronics dropped 8.2%.

삼성전자가 8.2% 떨어졌습니다.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 2.9%.

도쿄의 닛케이 225가 2.9% 떨어졌습니다.

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia plunged 13.5%.

일본 반도체 회사 키옥시아가 13.5% 떨어졌습니다.

Tokyo Electron lost 5.2%.

도쿄일렉트론이 5.2% 떨어졌습니다.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.7%.

홍콩의 항셍이 1.7% 올랐습니다.

Alibaba shares helped.

알리바바 주식이 도움이 되었습니다.

They rose 4.4%.

그것들은 4.4% 올랐습니다.

China approved Apple Intelligence for use.

중국이 Apple Intelligence 사용을 허락했습니다.

The Shanghai Composite fell 0.9%.

상하이 종합지수가 0.9% 떨어졌습니다.

Oil prices slipped.

기름 가격이 떨어졌습니다.

But they stayed high.

하지만 높았습니다.

Brent crude dropped 0.4% to $84.55 a barrel.

브렌트유가 0.4% 떨어졌습니다. 배럴당 84.55달러가 되었습니다.

It was about $72 in late February.

2월 말에는 약 72달러였습니다.

ING strategists said oil gained for a third day.

ING 전략가들은 기름이 3일째 올랐다고 말했습니다.

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

그들은 미국과 이란 사이의 긴장이 풀리지 않는다고 말했습니다.

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

그들은 긴장이 높아져서 페르시아만에서 오는 배에 영향을 준다고 말했습니다.

U.S. futures edged higher.

미국 선물이 조금 올랐습니다.

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

수요일에 S&P 500이 0.4% 올랐습니다.

BlackRock shares gained 6.6%.

블랙록 주식이 6.6% 올랐습니다.

The company had strong quarterly results.

그 회사는 좋은 분기 실적을 냈습니다.

The dollar fell to 162.09 yen.

달러가 162.09엔으로 떨어졌습니다.

July 16th, 2026

The Lingo Times

Asian shares go down. South Korea's Kospi falls 6.6%. Oil prices also go down.

Asian shares go down. South Korea's Kospi falls 6.6%. Oil prices also go down.

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