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World shares trade mixed amid persisting geopolitical uncertainty

hellohimachalse@gmail.com 11 Aug 2026 49 min ago

Bangkok: Shares were mixed Monday in Europe and Asia, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading advances after stocks rose on Wall Street. Oil prices rose as the status of efforts to end the conflict in the Middle East remained uncertain.

In early European trading, Germany’s DAX rose 0.3 per cent to 26,411.01, while the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.1 per cent lower, to 8,703.73. Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 0.3 per cent to 10,869.35. The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.1 per cent, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1 per cent.

In Tokyo, the benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.1 per cent to 66,970.22, pulled higher by strong gains for technology companies. Computer chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron climbed 4.1 per cent, while chip testing device maker Advantest rose 6.4 per cent. In South Korea, the gains were more modest, as the Kospi added 0.7 per cent to 6,299.66 as shares in major chipmakers slipped. Samsung Electronics lost 0.4 per cent, while its smaller rival, memory chipmaker SK Hynix, lost 0.1 per cent.

Analysts said foreign investors were selling shares in the Big Tech companies to lock in profits from recent gains and rebalance holdings into other industries, such as defense contractors. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.1 per cent to 25,937.49, while the Shanghai Composite index picked up 0.7 per cent to 3,966.59. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.3 per cent to 9,232.60.

Taiwan’s Taiex surged 1.6 per cent and the Sensex in India was nearly unchanged. Oil prices rose after Israel rejected a deal announced by US President Donald Trump for Gaza. Details emerged on the potential deal between Iran and Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran suggested that vessels linked to “hostile countries” would be barred.

Meanwhile, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels struck a government-held port on the country’s Red Sea coast, deepening fears over threats to strategic shipping routes and a potential return to civil war. advanced 0.7 per cent to USD 78.72 per barrel.

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