{
  "id": 1637936,
  "title": "HK stocks slip amid Iran war fears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/hk-stocks-slip-amid-iran-war-fears",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:43:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News - Finance",
    "slug": "rthk-news-finance",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1866545-20260818.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stocks in Hong Kong fell on Tuesday, as US-Iran tensions escalated following the expiration of a truce. The Hang Seng Index opened lower by 0.33%, at 25,368 points, and then dropped to 25,255 points, a 0.78% decline. Tech and China enterprises indices also experienced losses, with the Hang Seng and China Enterprises Indexes down 0.28% and 0.29%, respectively. The Shanghai Composite Index started the day down by 0.1%, at 3,979 points, while the Shenzhen Component Index fell by 0.1%, reaching 14,692 points. The ChiNext Index declined by 0.25%, at 3,730 points. In Tokyo, the Nikkei Index opened at 68,847 points, gaining 0.54% before losing 0.54% to 68,363 points. The Kospi in Seoul edged down 1.5% at 7,082 points and then climbed 1.5% to the same level. US 10-year Treasury bond yields rose 0.8 basis points to 4.728%, while its 30-year counterpart increased by 0.6 basis points to 5.3146%. These moves contrast with the expected response from the Trump administration, which had hoped for an end to the Iran conflict. The 10-year Japanese government bond yield surged 2.5 basis points to a 30-year high of 2.945%. Wall Street suffered a slight decline, with the S&P 500 dropping 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite falling 0.3%. The US dollar index hit a two-month low due to the ongoing Middle East tensions, and oil prices rose above $91 a barrel amidst supply concerns.",
  "summary": "Oil prices crept higher and bond yields rose, blunting paltry gains for stocks at the start of Asian trading on Tuesday as a US-Iran truce expired and Tehran said it would shift to a \"fully offensive\" military posture. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened down 84 points, or 0.33 percent, at 25,368 before losses doubled to put the benchmark 197 points, or 0.78 percent, lower at 25,255 in early…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "Nifty slips for fifth straight session as crude spike, Iran fears rattle Dalal Street",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/nifty-slips-for-fifth-straight-session-as-crude-spike-iran-fears",
        "published": "2026-08-18T04:13:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}