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title: "Asian Markets  Close Mostly Lower"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295095712.md"
description: "Asian markets closed mostly lower on Thursday due to profit-taking. Major indices fell in Japan (Nikkei -0.9%), South Korea (Kospi -4.6%), Hong Kong (Hang Seng -1.5%), and Shanghai (CSI -0.2%). Significant declines were seen in tech stocks like Samsung and SK Hynix. Conversely, Singapore's Straits Times rose 1%, while Australia's ASX gained 0.5%. Taiwan and New Zealand also saw slight losses."
datetime: "2026-08-06T11:06:56.000Z"
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# Asian Markets  Close Mostly Lower

Profit-taking appeared to be the order of the day in Asia, where many of the region’s markets lost ground Thursday.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 dipped 617.18 points, or 0.9%, Thursday to 65,683.26. 

Samsung and SK Hynix, which are Kospi heavyweights, fell 6.30% and over 10%, respectively. Over in Japan, Tokyo Electron declined 5.5% and Advantest lost 2.34% .

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng shook off 385.54 points, or 1.5%, to 25,530.28. 

In other markets;

In Shanghai, the CSI index subtracted 6.84 points, or 0.2%, to 4,651.31.

In Singapore, the Straits Times 50 index recovered 57.62 points, or 1%, to 5,638.99

In Korea, the Kospi index lost 301.88 or 4.6%, to 6,296.38

In Taiwan, the Taiex index reversed 214.9 points, or 0.5%, to 44,396.70.

In New Zealand, the NZX 50 backtracked 39.12 points, or 0.3%, to 13,958.06.

In Australia, the ASX grew 43.78 points, or 0.5%, to 9,271.61.

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