Asian Shares Trade Mixed as Markets Eye Oil Prices, US Bonds, and Currency Fluctuations
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.3% as chipmakers gained, while the Dow fell 352 points and Brent crude slipped 0.83%, traders said.
- Asian shares traded mixed on Thursday, September 24, 2026, as investors navigated swings in oil prices and U.S. bond yields, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng losing 0.5% and Shanghai Composite dipping 0.8%.
- Treasury yields pressured markets after a strong economic report sparked inflation worries, sending the 10-year yield near 5.14% on Wednesday—a level unseen since 2007 before the financial crisis.
- Fed Governor Michael Barr said in a speech this week that further hikes "are likely to be needed" to reach the Fed's 2% target, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.7% and Nasdaq composite sank 1.1%.
- Benchmark U.S. crude fell 0.82% to $91.40 a barrel and Brent crude lost 0.83% to $102.22, while the U.S. dollar edged down to 157.94 Japanese yen from 158.30 yen.
- Broader economic concerns persist as yields accelerated due to worries about high inflation and heavy U.S. government debt, though the Bank of Japan's recent benchmark rate hike was largely anticipated by markets.
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Asian stocks fell on Thursday, mainly due to a sharp rise in bond yields. The US 10-year yield jumped above 5 percent, a level not seen since 2007, and in Japan the 10-year yield rose to a 30-year high. Investors are also paying attention to the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, and in the oil market, US-Iranian tensions continue to drive prices. Japan is hanging out from the negative mood, with the Nikkei rising more than 1 …
Asian shares trade mixed as markets eye oil prices, US bonds, and curr
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed in early Thursday trading, as investors tried to digest the recent swings in oil prices and the U.S. bond market. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.3% in morning trading
Asian shares trade mixed as markets eye oil prices, US bonds, and currency fluctuations – WTOP News
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed in early Thursday trading, as investors tried to digest the recent swings in oil prices and the U.S. bond market. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.3% in morning trading to 65,883.41, as some chipmakers got a boost from the recent interest in artificial intelligence. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200...
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Asian shares trade mixed as investors weigh oil swings and US bond yields
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed in Thursday trading, as investors tried to digest the recent swings in oil prices and the U.S. bond market.
In global markets, data indicating continued strength in US economic activity and concerns about potential continuation of risks to energy supply in the Middle East are dampening risk appetite. Manufacturing in the US...
Stock prices fell on most Asian stock exchanges on Thursday, as they did on Wall Street the day before, while the dollar strengthened against a basket of currencies for the fourth day in a row as further interest rate hikes in the US are expected.
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