Markets Asia/inconsistent – Tokyo at four -month high

By Steffen Gosenheimer

Dow Jones–Ernut No uniform tendency show the stock markets in East Asia and Australia in the course of trade on Wednesday. The negative requirement of Wall Street largely fizzles out, as does the continued uncertain location in Middle East. US President Trump called Iran to surrender and apparently does not exclude the United States. Only in Shanghai (-0.2%), but above all in Hong Kong (-1.2%), the indices give in. In the Australian Sydney, hardly anything is happening for the third day in a row on the S&P/ASX-200. In Seoul (+0.5%) and in Tokyo, where the Nikkei-225 increases by 0.7 percent, the third day in a row. In Tokyo, the market barometer is therefore at a four -month high.

In Tokyo, the Börsians are also gone that the country’s exports in May were lower by 1.7 percent compared to the previous year. Economists had expected a small plus. It is also the first decline in eight months, in which the burdens of the US tariffs are expressed. Exports to the United States bent by over 11 percent because, among other things, fewer cars, auto parts and equipment for the chip industry were carried out.

In the case of oil prices, there is little to do in Asian trade, but the previous day they had already risen by around 5 percent. The analysts of FITCH Ratings see the geopolitical risk premium in oil prices as limited to $ 5 to $ 10. A significant disorder of the Iranian production or export infrastructure would continue to drive up the prices. But even in the unlikely case that all Iranian exports should fail, they could be replaced by free capacities of the Opec+ producers. With a more serious scenario with an interruption of shipping through the Hormus street, the prices could increase higher.

Support comes on from the currency side. The dollar enhances what exports from the region. The Greenback is currently around 145.06 yen, at the end of the previous week it was still under 144 yen.

Under the individual values ​​in Hong Kong Li Auto, by almost 4 percent. According to media reports, Meituan founder Wang Xing, also a major shareholder of the electric vehicle manufacturer, has further reduced its share in the company to a good 20 percent. Meituan give just as much by 3.7 percent. Technology weight weights such as Alibaba (-2.5%) or Tencent (-1.8%) are also sold.

Index (stock exchange) last +/- % % YTD end

S&P/ASX 200 (Sydney) 8,543.70 +0.0% +4.8% 08:00

Nikkei -225 (Tokyo) 38.811.58 +0.7% -4.0% 08:30

Kospi (SEOUL) 2,965.37 +0.5% +23.6% 08:30

Shanghai-Comp. 3,380.47 -0.2% +1.1% 09:00

Hang -Seng (Hongk.) 23,698.65 -1.2% +20.1% 10:00

Last +/- % 00:00 Tue, 09:29 % YTD

EUR/USD 1.1503 0.2 1.1482 1.1556 +11.6%

EUR/JPY 166.76 0.0 166.76 167.21 +2.8%

EUR/GBP 0.8556 0.0 0.8553 0.8521 +2.9%

GBP/USD 1.3446 0.2 1.3425 1.3561 +8.5%

USD/JPY 144.97 -0.2 145.23 144.70 -8.0%

USD/KRW 1,371.85 -0.6 1,380.72 1,363.48 -7.9%

USD/CNY 7.1752 -0.1 7.1794 7.1752 -0.5%

USD/CNH 7.1879 -0.1 7.1916 7.1844 -2.1%

USD/HKD 7.8499 0.0 7.8497 7.8498 +1.0%

AUD/USD 0.6497 0.3 0.6477 0.6535 +5.4%

NZD/USD 0.6028 0.1 0.6020 0.6069 +8.2%

BTC/USD 105,32,10 0.7 104,594.05 106,593.10 +14.8%

Row oil last VT closing +/- % +/- USD % YTD

WTI/Nymex 74.79 75.12 -0.4% -0.33 -1.1%

Brent/ICE 76.68 77.19 -0.7% -0.51 -2.9%

Metals last the last day +/- % +/- USD % YTD

Gold 3,396.10 390.23 +0.2% +5.87 +28.9%

Silver 32.38 32.28 +0.3% +0.10 +12.8%

Platin 1,106.72 1,103.88 +0.3% +2.84 +23.3%

Copper 4.82 4.81 +0.2% 0.01 +18.1%

YTD based on the final course of the previous day

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June 18, 2025 00:46 ET (04:46 GMT)