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Asia-Pacific · Daily Close

Asia-Pacific closed broadly down.

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · AI-powered market analysis by MarketBell
Bias
Bear
1 up · 8 down
Breadth
1/9
rising
Avg move
-1.24%
region avg
Top mover
KOSPI
-3.99%
Markets Closed
Nikkei 225Japan$64,326-2.85%
SSE CompositeChina$3941.39-0.97%
Hang SengHong Kong$25,311-0.07%
KOSPISouth Korea$6562.72-3.99%
SENSEXIndia$76,470-0.62%
NIFTY 50India$23,914-0.59%
ASX 200Australia$8978.40-0.97%
TAIEXTaiwan$46,165-1.67%
STISingapore$5744.11+0.59%
Why Asia-Pacific closed broadly down
KOSPI Decline

Concerns over South Korea's export slowdown and disappointing semiconductor sector results weighed on prices.

China Weak Data

Poor manufacturing output and retail sales numbers caused Asia-Pacific indices to fall.

US Yield Increase

Rising US 10-year Treasury yields raised borrowing costs, pressuring Asian financial stocks.

Commodities Spot
Gold$4357.10+0.21%
Silver$64.22-0.62%
WTI Crude$90.25+0.03%
Brent Crude$94.83+0.19%
Bitcoin$76,673-0.94%
VIX$16.79+2.75%
US 10Y Yield$4.80+0.80%

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