Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday, with South Korea's Kospi falling 4.5% to 6,306.40 as memory chipmaker SK Hynix tumbled 9.7% and Samsung Electronics lost 6.1% amid a broader sell-off in AI-linked stocks. Japan's Nikkei 225 declined 1.2% to 65,538.44, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 1.8% to 25,463.51 and the Shanghai Composite was nearly unchanged at 3,878.92. The declines followed losses on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 slipped 0.2% from an all-time high to 7,723.55 and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.8% to 26,363.44, with Alphabet falling 4% and Microsoft down 1.1%. Oil prices held steady, with Brent crude trading near $79 a barrel, as uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran conflict persisted despite President Trump saying a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was coming soon. Markets are also bracing for the U.S. monthly employment report for July due on Friday.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
Alphabet Inc Class C
Microsoft Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation
SK Hynix Inc
Booking Holdings Inc
Walt Disney Company
Tesla Inc