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Most Asian stocks are down, South Korea's Kospi falls 6.6%, and oil prices are also dropping.

Most Asian stocks are down, South Korea's Kospi falls 6.6%, and oil prices are also dropping.

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July 16th, 2026

Most Asian stocks are down, South Korea's Kospi falls 6.6%, and oil prices are also dropping.

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Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday.

Las acciones asiáticas cotizaban mayoritariamente a la baja el jueves.

South Korea's Kospi fell by 6.6%.

El Kospi de Corea del Sur cayó un 6,6%.

The sale of stocks related to artificial intelligence put pressure on indexes in South Korea and Japan.

La venta de acciones relacionadas con inteligencia artificial presionó a los índices en Corea del Sur y Japón.

A rate increase by the Bank of Korea contributed to the collapse.

Una subida de tipos del Banco de Corea contribuyó al desplome.

It was the first increase since 2023.

Fue la primera subida desde 2023.

SK Hynix fell by 11.2% and Samsung Electronics by 8.2%.

SK Hynix cayó un 11,2% y Samsung Electronics un 8,2%.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 2.9%.

El Nikkei 225 de Tokio perdió un 2,9%.

Kioxia dropped 13.5%.

Kioxia se desplomó un 13,5%.

Tokyo Electron fell 5.2% and Advantest lost 5.6%.

Tokyo Electron bajó un 5,2% y Advantest cedió un 5,6%.

SoftBank Group lost 6.4%.

SoftBank Group perdió un 6,4%.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng was an exception, gaining 1.7%.

El Hang Seng de Hong Kong fue una excepción, ganando un 1,7%.

Alibaba rose 4.4% after Apple Intelligence was approved in China.

Alibaba subió un 4,4% tras la aprobación de Apple Intelligence en China.

Shanghai's composite index fell 0.9%.

El índice compuesto de Shanghái bajó un 0,9%.

Oil prices fell early on Thursday.

Los precios del petróleo retrocedieron a primera hora del jueves.

But they stayed at high levels.

Pero se mantenían en niveles altos.

Brent crude fell 0.4% to $84.55 per barrel.

El crudo Brent cayó un 0,4% a 84,55 dólares por barril.

US crude oil dropped 0.2% to $79.34.

El crudo estadounidense bajó un 0,2% a 79,34 dólares.

ING strategists noted that rising tensions between the US and Iran affect ship traffic from the Persian Gulf.

Los estrategas de ING señalaron que el aumento de tensiones entre EE. UU. e Irán impacta el flujo de buques desde el Golfo Pérsico.

Wall Street's S&P 500 rose 0.4% on Wednesday.

El S&P 500 de Wall Street subió un 0,4% el miércoles.

A report showed that inflation in the US slowed down in June.

Un informe mostró que la inflación en EE. UU. se desaceleró en junio.

BlackRock rose 6.6% after reporting better-than-expected results.

BlackRock subió un 6,6% tras reportar resultados mejores de lo esperado.

SpaceX fell below its IPO price before recovering some of its losses.

SpaceX cayó por debajo de su precio de OPI antes de recuperar parte de sus pérdidas.

The dollar fell to 162.09 yen.

El dólar cayó a 162,09 yenes.

July 16th, 2026

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