{
  "id": 7999065,
  "title": "HK, most regional markets slip in wake of rate hike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/hk-most-regional-markets-slip-in-wake-of-rate-hike",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T09:05:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News - Finance",
    "slug": "rthk-news-finance",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1870446-20260917.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian stock markets experienced a decline on Thursday following the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates for the first time in three years. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index closed 0.44% lower at 24,604 points. The tech sector's index fell 0.34%, while the China Enterprises Index decreased 0.38%. Mainland China's Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.41% to 3,875, with a trading volume of 868.77 billion yuan. The Shenzhen Component Index experienced a 0.33% decline, ending at 13,409 on a turnover of 954.36 billion yuan, while the ChiNext Index decreased by 0.4%, closing at 3,298 with a turnover of 443.22 billion yuan.\n\nTokyo's Nikkei index ended the day 0.3% higher at 64,136 as investors took advantage of undervalued gaming and pharmaceutical stocks. The broader Topix index gained 0.8%, reaching 4,094 points. In South Korea, the Kospi index closed 0.04% lower at 6,715, as Korean shares erased early gains and remained stagnant due to ongoing concerns about the Iran war and inflation. Analyst Lorraine Tan, director of equity research for Asia at Morningstar, noted that market reactions were largely as expected, as the rate increase was in line with market expectations; however, the ongoing Iran war may continue to put pressure on inflation.",
  "summary": "Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike decision for the first time in three years. In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng Index ended trading 109 points, or 0.44 percent, lower at 24,604. The tech index was 14 points, or 0.34 percent, down at 4,310 while the China Enterprises Index was 31 points, or 0.38 percent, lower at 8,175. On the…",
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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."
}