Asian Investors Take Their Profits

Wednesday 17th September 2025

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The heady air of gains dissipated Wednesday, as uncertainty set in on Asian markets. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 let go of Tuesday’s gains on Wednesday, flopping 111.89 or 0.3%, to 44,790.38. One exception proved to be Hong Kong, where the Hang Seng popped 469.88 points, or 1.8%, to 26,908.39. In other markets In Shanghai, the CSI 300 eked higher 27.68 points, or 0.6%, to 4,551.02. In Korea, the Kospi lost 36.22 points, or 1.1%, from Tuesday’s record close, at 3,413.40. In Singapore, the Straits Times Index dropped 13.96 points, or 0.3%, to 4,323.76. In Taiwan, the Taiex index stumbled 191.39 points, or 0.8%, to 25,438.25 In New Zealand, the NZX 50 fell 6.51 points, or 0.1%, to 13,228.38. In Australia, the ASX 200 shed 59.3 points, or 0.7%, to 8,818.45

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