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U.S.-led selloff drags Asia stocks lower

8/18/2026

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Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.6% to 68,098.54 while the ASX 200 rose 0.2% to 9,088.60.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.6% to 25,289.88 while U.S. stocks fell, with the S&P 500 at 7,745.06, the Dow at 53,459.78 and the Nasdaq at 26,644.91.
Asian earnings offset worries that the Iran war could disrupt crude flows, as crude rose to $84.84, Brent to $91.08 and the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.72%.

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Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.6% to 68,098.54 while the ASX 200 rose 0.2% to 9,088.60.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.6% to 25,289.88 while U.S. stocks fell, with the S&P 500 at 7,745.06, the Dow at 53,459.78 and the Nasdaq at 26,644.91.
Asian earnings offset worries that the Iran war could disrupt crude flows, as crude rose to $84.84, Brent to $91.08 and the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.72%.