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Most Asian stocks fell, with South Korea's Kospi dropping 6.6% and oil prices also declining.

Most Asian stocks fell, with South Korea's Kospi dropping 6.6% and oil prices also declining.

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July 16th, 2026

Most Asian stocks fell, with South Korea's Kospi dropping 6.6% and oil prices also declining.

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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 6.6%.

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

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

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

A rate hike by the Bank of Korea, the first since 2023, contributed to the collapse.

Una subida de tipos del Banco de Corea, la primera desde 2023, contribuyó al desplome.

SK Hynix fell 11.2% and Samsung Electronics dropped 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 plunged 13.5%.

Kioxia se desplomó un 13,5%.

Tokyo Electron fell 5.2% and Advantest dropped 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.

However, they remained at high levels.

Sin embargo, se mantenían en niveles elevados.

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 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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