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Stocks in Asia go down. South Korea's Kospi falls 6.6%. The price of oil also goes down.

Stocks in Asia go down. South Korea's Kospi falls 6.6%. The price of oil also goes down.

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July 16th, 2026

Stocks in Asia go down. South Korea's Kospi falls 6.6%. The price of oil also goes down.

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Asian stocks mostly fell on Thursday.

Las acciones asiáticas bajaron la mayoría el jueves.

South Korea's Kospi fell 6.6%.

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

The sale of artificial intelligence stocks hurt indexes in South Korea and Japan.

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

The Bank of Korea raised interest rates.

El Banco de Corea subió los tipos de interés.

It was the first increase since 2023.

Fue la primera subida desde 2023.

This helped the fall.

Esto ayudó a la caída.

SK Hynix fell 11.2%.

SK Hynix cayó un 11,2%.

Samsung Electronics fell 8.2%.

Samsung Electronics cayó un 8,2%.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 2.9%.

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

Kioxia fell 13.5%.

Kioxia se desplomó un 13,5%.

Tokyo Electron went down 5.2%.

Tokyo Electron bajó un 5,2%.

Advantest gave up 5.6%.

Advantest cedió un 5,6%.

SoftBank Group lost 6.4%.

SoftBank Group perdió un 6,4%.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng was an exception.

El Hang Seng de Hong Kong fue una excepción.

It gained 1.7%.

Ganó un 1,7%.

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

Alibaba subió un 4,4% después de 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 went down early on Thursday.

Los precios del petróleo bajaron 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 dollars per barrel.

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

US crude went down 0.2% to 79.34 dollars.

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

ING strategists said that tensions between the US and Iran affect the flow of ships. This is from the Persian Gulf.

Los estrategas de ING dijeron que las tensiones entre EE. UU. e Irán afectan el flujo de buques desde el Golfo Pérsico.

The S&P 500 of Wall Street went up 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 went up 6.6% after reporting better results than expected.

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

SpaceX fell below its IPO price.

SpaceX cayó por debajo de su precio de OPI.

Then it recovered some of its losses.

Luego recuperó 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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