{"id":683350,"date":"2026-06-04T06:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/683350\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T06:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:20:12","slug":"asia-markets-today-asx-nikkei-kospi-hang-seng-csi-300-sensex-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/683350\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia markets today: ASX, Nikkei, Kospi, Hang Seng, CSI 300, Sensex, oil"},"content":{"rendered":"

FUYANG, CHINA – MARCH 23, 2026 – Stock investors are following the stock market situation at a securities trading hall in Fuyang, Anhui, China on March 23, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO\/Future Publishing via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images<\/p>\n

Asia-Pacific markets fell Thursday, tracking Wall Street losses overnight, as tensions between Iran and the U.S. keep oil prices elevated, stoking energy and inflation worries. <\/p>\n

The Kuwait International Airport was struck by Iran early Wednesday, just a day after the U.S. Central Command said it had\u00a0defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles<\/a>\u00a0and drones, as well as launched “self-defense strikes” on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf. This was in response to “attempted attacks” by Tehran, it said. <\/p>\n

If necessary, Israel and the U.S. are prepared to strike Iran again, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u00a0told CNBC<\/a>\u00a0in an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n

“Israel is ready and the U.S. forces are ready. I think Iran should take that into account. I think they are taking into account, but they’re playing with fire,” Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n

West Texas Intermediate futures<\/a>\u00a0gained more than 2% to close at $96.02 on Wednesday, while international benchmark\u00a0Brent crude<\/a>\u00a0 advanced nearly 2% to settle at $97.81 per barrel.\u00a0Futures were about 1% lower Thursday.<\/p>\n

South Korea’s Kospi fell 1.24%, but the small-cap Kosdaq advanced over 2.61% as trading resumed after a holiday. <\/p>\n

Japan’s\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a>\u00a0fell 1.77% after hitting a record high in the previous session, while the Topix declined 1.33%. SoftBank Group<\/a> dropped over 11.04% amid news that it has sold a 3.25% stake in Indian eyewear \u200bcompany Lenskart Solutions via a \u200cblock deal.<\/p>\n

Australia’s S&P\/ASX 200 was 1.30% lower.<\/p>\n

Mainland China’s CSI 300 fell 0.58%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng<\/a> lost 1.49%.<\/p>\n

India’s Nifty 50<\/a> slipped 0.30%, while the BSE Sensex was down 0.33%.<\/p>\n

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