STOCKS | Middle East Crisis Concerns Hit Asian Shares; Hang Seng Down 0.6%

Asian stock markets retreated on Wednesday as concerns over the Middle East crisis unnerved investors. According to RTHK, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.6% to 24,407, with tech stocks leading the decline. Shanghai closed almost 0.5% lower and Shenzhen fell 2%. In South Korea, Samsung dropped 6.1% and SK Hynix slid 7.5%, sending the Kospi down 4.5%, while Tokyo fell nearly 2% as SoftBank lost more than 8%.