According to Kyodo News, The Korea Herald and Hong Kong Economic Times, Asian equities broadly retreated Wednesday as rising government bond yields and renewed US-Iran hostilities drove crude prices higher and revived inflation and rate-hike worries. Tokyo's Nikkei Stock Average ended down 1,889.70 points, or 2.85%, at 64,325.64, falling for a third straight session after briefly dropping more than 3%; the broader Topix lost 100.26 points, or 2.40%, to 4,081.60. The 10-year Japanese government bond yield touched 3.015%, its highest since September 1996, as speculation grew over a September Bank of Japan rate hike. Chip-related names fell, with Tokyo Electron down 3.40% and Advantest off 2.52%. Seoul's KOSPI tumbled 273.08 points, or 3.99%, to 6,562.72, ending a two-session winning streak. Foreign and institutional investors sold a net 1.9 trillion won and 2 trillion won of shares, respectively. Samsung Electronics fell 4.02% to 250,500 won and SK hynix dropped 4.73% to 1.61 million won, while Hyundai Motor sank 5.62% and LG Energy Solution lost 5.31%. Daishin Securities analyst Lee Kyung-min said sentiment was weighed by rising oil prices and sovereign debt yields in major economies. Hong Kong stocks pared early losses to close little changed, with the Hang Seng Index down 18 points, or 0.07%, at 25,311, holding the 25,000 level after touching an intraday low of 25,008; turnover reached HK$216.69 billion and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.7% to 4,517. HSBC rose more than 1% and Meituan gained over 2%, while CATL fell 4% and Zhipu dropped about 5%. Chinese brokerage shares slid, with CICC down more than 7%. Taiwan's TAIEX fell 784 points, or 1.67%, to close at 46,164.72, breaking its five-day line, with turnover of NT$918.39 billion. TSMC dropped 2.25% to NT$2,385 and MediaTek fell about 1% to NT$4,275, while Delta Electronics slumped more than 7%; AI server and optical-communication names such as Wiwynn and Sinbon bucked the trend. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite closed down 0.97%, the Shenzhen Component fell 1.88% and the ChiNext Index dropped 2.39%, with more than 3,900 stocks declining. Combined turnover was 1.79 trillion yuan. Defense stocks were active while seed and lithium-battery shares weakened.

On Sep 02, 2026, 08:45 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has dropped below 77,000 USDT and is now trading at 76,935.546875 USDT, with a narrowed 1.32% decrease in 24 hours.

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Hong Kong stocks narrowed losses in afternoon trade after U.S.-Iran strikes pushed oil prices and bond yields higher and dragged U.S. equities lower overnight, according to Ming Pao. The Dow futures recovered in afternoon trading, while S&P and Nasdaq futures remained under pressure. Asian markets also fell, with South Korea's Kospi down 3.99%, Japan's Nikkei down 2.85%, Taiwan's market down 1.67% and the Shenzhen Component down 1.45%. The Hang Seng Index had earlier hit a one-month low in morning trade, while the Hang Seng Tech Index touched a near two-month low and the China Enterprises Index fell to a more than two-week low. The Hang Seng Index fell for a third straight day, while the Hang Seng Tech Index and China Enterprises Index declined for a second day. Turnover in the broader market dropped to a two-week low, and southbound trading volume fell to a more than four-month low. Southbound funds recorded net inflows for a sixth straight day, the longest streak in nearly six months.

On Sep 02, 2026, 08:43 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Ethereum has dropped below 2,400 USDT and is now trading at 2,399.780029 USDT, with a narrowed 2.05% decrease in 24 hours.

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The Hong Kong dollar was quoted at 7.8413/42 against the U.S. dollar, while the U.S. dollar was quoted at 6.7216/24 against the yuan, according to ETNet. The one-year non-deliverable forward for the yuan was quoted at 6.5737/5818, narrowing its discount to spot to 1,443 points. ETNet also listed Hong Kong interbank offered rates, with overnight at 2.9400%, one week at 2.9300%, two weeks at 2.8300%, one month at 2.8600%, two months at 2.9500%, three months at 3.0300%, six months at 3.2100% and one year at 3.5300%. ETNet reported that major banks' best lending rates in Hong Kong were 5.0% at Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hang Seng and HSBC; 5.25% at Bank of East Asia, CMB Wing Lung, Dah Sing, ICBC Asia, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered and Bank of Communications; 5.375% at Fubon and CCB; 5.55% at CMB International, Chiyu, Chong Hing, Citibank, DBS, Nanyang Commercial Bank, Public Bank, and virtual banks ZA Bank, Airstar and PAObank; 5.75% at OCBC; and 6.375% at virtual bank WeLab.

Hong Kong's front-month stock index futures finished mixed, with the Hang Seng Index futures last traded at 25,252, up 80 points and at a 59-point discount, according to ETNet. The front-month China Enterprises Index futures last traded at 8,435, up 17 points and at a 15-point discount, while front-month Hang Seng Tech Index futures last traded at 4,526, down 14 points and at a 9-point premium. Turnover stood at 75,602, 85,211 and 101,482 contracts, respectively.

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