Seoul shares slumped due to heavy selling by foreign investorsAsian markets settle mostly down on Thursday – Latest News
04 Jun 2026
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Asian markets settled mostly lower on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s fall overnight as escalating tensions between the US and Iran, concerns over stretched valuations and shifting monetary policy expectations leading to profit taking after strong gains over the past week. Meanwhile, Israel signalled that it would continue its military operations in southern Lebanon despite a newly agreed US-brokered ceasefire with Lebanon. Japanese markets declined, with the yen hovering near the 160-per-dollar level after Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated a good chance of an interest rate hike this month and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of intervention in the foreign exchange market at any time. Moreover, Seoul shares slumped due to heavy selling by foreign investors.
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Asian Indices |
Last Trade           |
Change in Points |
Change in %Â Â Â Â Â |
|
Shanghai Composite |
4,057.78 |
-26.19 |
-0.64 |
|
Hang Seng |
25,253.40 |
-379.81 |
-1.48 |
|
Jakarta Composite |
5,839.79 |
-101.28 |
-1.73 |
|
KLSE Composite |
1,683.26 |
10.52 |
0.63 |
|
Nikkei 225 |
67,470.69 |
-931.44 |
-1.36 |
|
Straits Times |
5,067.53 |
-70.71 |
-1.38 |
|
KOSPI Composite |
8,639.41 |
-162.08 |
-1.84 |
|
Taiwan Weighted |
45,677.46 |
-781.70 |
-1.68 |
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