SINGAPORE– Shares in Asia-Pacific decreased in Tuesday trade, with mainland Chinese markets leading losses regionally as the Russia-Ukraine war continues to keep financiers on edge.
Mainland China’s Shanghai composite decreased 2% while the Shenzhen element fell 2.62%. The CSI 300 index, which tracks the biggest mainland-listed stocks, dropped 1.69%.
The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong, which led losses amongst the area’s significant markets on Monday, shed earlier gains and fell under unfavorable area as it slipped 0.35%.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 slipped 0.64% while the Topix index shed 0.59%. South Korea’s Kospi dipped 0.48%.
Over in Australia, the S&P/ ASX 200 decreased 0.24%.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.88% lower.
Overnight stateside, the S&P 500 dropped 2.95% to 4,20109 The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 797.42 points, or 2.37%, to 32,81738 The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lagged, falling 3.62% to 12,83096
The losses on Wall Street came as financiers continue to keep an eye on the possible financial hit of interruptions in the international energy supply as the Russia-Ukraine war continues.
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The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback versus a basket of its peers, was at 99.118 following current turbulence that saw it trading in between 99.4 and 98.7.
The Japanese yen traded at 115.43 per dollar, following the other day’s weakening from listed below 115 versus the greenback. The Australian dollar was at $0.7323 after just recently decreasing from above $0.736, shedding a few of its gains from recently.
