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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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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.

Las acciones en Asia bajaron el jueves.

South Korea's Kospi dropped 6.6%.

El Kospi de Corea del Sur bajó 6.6%.

The Bank of Korea raised interest rates.

El Banco de Corea subió las tasas de interés.

It was the first time since 2023.

Fue la primera vez desde 2023.

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

El banco quiere parar los precios altos por la guerra de Irán.

Memory chipmaker SK Hynix fell 11.2%.

El fabricante de chips SK Hynix bajó 11.2%.

Samsung Electronics dropped 8.2%.

Samsung Electronics bajó 8.2%.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 2.9%.

El Nikkei 225 de Tokio bajó un 2.9%.

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia plunged 13.5%.

La empresa japonesa de chips Kioxia cayó un 13.5%.

Tokyo Electron lost 5.2%.

Tokyo Electron perdió un 5.2%.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 1.7%.

El Hang Seng de Hong Kong subió un 1.7%.

Alibaba shares helped.

Las acciones de Alibaba ayudaron.

They rose 4.4%.

Ellas subieron un 4.4%.

China approved Apple Intelligence for use.

China aprobó el uso de Apple Intelligence.

The Shanghai Composite fell 0.9%.

El Shanghai Composite bajó un 0.9%.

Oil prices slipped.

Los precios del petróleo bajaron.

But they stayed high.

Pero se mantuvieron altos.

Brent crude dropped 0.4% to $84.55 a barrel.

El crudo Brent bajó 0.4% a 84.55 dólares el barril.

It was about $72 in late February.

Estaba cerca de 72 dólares a finales de febrero.

ING strategists said oil gained for a third day.

Los estrategas de ING dijeron que el petróleo subió por tercer día.

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

Dijeron que no hay señales de desescalada entre EE. UU. e Irán.

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

Notaron que las tensiones crecientes afectan los flujos de barcos del Golfo Pérsico.

U.S. futures edged higher.

Los futuros de EE. UU. subieron un poco.

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

El miércoles, el S&P 500 subió un 0.4%.

BlackRock shares gained 6.6%.

Las acciones de BlackRock subieron un 6.6%.

The company had strong quarterly results.

La empresa tuvo buenos resultados trimestrales.

The dollar fell to 162.09 yen.

El dólar bajó a 162.09 yenes.

July 16th, 2026

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