<div id="readability-page-1" class="page">05:47 AM EST, 03/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets retreated Wednesday, as traders weighed the Middle East war, rising oil prices, and the possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which the region receives much of its petroleum.Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo finished in the red, as did other regional exchanges, led by a 12.1% decline in Seoul's benchmark KOSPI Index, the largest one-day slip in index history.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened lower and declined through the day, finishing off 3.6% as traders again mulled Middle East war news and crude prices.The benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 2,033.51 to 54,245.54, as losing issues outnumbered gainers 205 to 18.Leading the upside was consultancy BayCurrent, up 5.6%, while beverage-house Kyowa Kirin declined 18.3%.In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened lower and could not recover, closing down 2%.The broad gauge Hang Seng fell 518.60 to 25,249.48, as losing issues outnumbered gainers 78 to nine. The Hang Seng TECH Index lost 1% on the day, while the Mainland Properties Index fell 1.9%.Leading the upside was aluminum-producer China Hongqiao, gaining 6.1%, while insurer AIA declined 4.7%.On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite fell 1% to 4,082.47.In economic news, China's composite purchasing managers index (PMI), a combination of the nation's manufacturing and services sectors, logged at 55.4 in February, up from 51.6 in January, and rising further above the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction, reported S&amp;P Global, citing its monthly survey.However, separately and in contrast, China's official manufacturing PMI in February slipped to 49.0 from 49.3 in the previous month, marking the lowest print since October, reported the National Bureau of Statistics.China's official services PMI for February registered at 49.5, up slightly from 49.4 in January, but indicating a second consecutive month of contraction.On the other regional exchanges, the Taiwan TWSE declined 4.4%; the Australian ASX 200 declined 1.9%; the Singapore Straits Times Index fell 2.1%, and the Thai Set declined 5.6%. In late trading in Mumbai, the Sensex was down 1.4%.The MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Index fell 4.8% on the day. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

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亞洲股市在 2026 年 3 月 4 日大幅下跌，原因是對中東戰爭和油價上漲的擔憂。首爾的 KOSPI 指數下跌了 12.1%，創下單日最大跌幅。日本的日經 225 指數下跌了 3.6%，而香港的恒生指數則下降了 2%。經濟指標顯示出混合的結果，中國的綜合 PMI 上升至 55.4，但製造業和服務業 PMI 則顯示出收縮。總體而言，MSCI 亞太地區所有國家指數下跌了 4.8%

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