The Associated Press reported that the value of Asian shares in the global market fell on the eve of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.
Publish dateWednesday 12 June 2024 - 18:51
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 38,899.44, and Chinese stocks also fell.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 1.5 percent to 17,913.10 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index fell less than 1 point to 3,027.41 points.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.6 percent at 7,710.90. In Bangkok, the SET fell 0.1 percent.
Tech dividends lifted prices in South Korea, where the Kospi rose 0.5 percent to 2,718.86, and in Taiwan, where the Taiex jumped 1.2 percent.
The S&P 500 index rose 0.3 percent to 5,375.32.
In other transactions, US crude oil rose 44 cents to $78.34 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The international standard Brent crude oil price increased by 36 cents to 82 dollars and 28 cents per barrel.
The US dollar rose from 157.14 yen to 157.23 Japanese yen. The euro fell from $1.0740 to $1.0738.
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Source : news agency wam
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