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Hong Kong stocks fall with Asia as Iran conflict drives oil prices higher

South China Morning Post · · 230 words · By Cao Li
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“Hong Kong stocks fall with Asia as Iran conflict drives oil prices higher”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the People's Republic of China occurred at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rul…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong football team representative (Chinese: 香港足球代表隊; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng jūkkàuh doihbíu deuih; recognised as Hong Kong, China by FIFA) represents Hong Kong in international football an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong Olympic Football Team (also known as Hong Kong under-23 or Hong Kong U-23) represents Hong Kong in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, as well as a…
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“Most Asian markets retreat as surging oil prices fuel concerns over the economic and investment fallout”
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“Hong Kong stocks dropped on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East sent oil prices to recent highs”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 2019 until 2020, protests were held in Hong Kong in response to the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the la…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The East Rail line (Chinese: 東鐵綫) (formerly known as KCR British Section from 1 October 1910 to 1996, then KCR East Rail until 2 December 2007) is one of the ten lines that form MTR, the mass transit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million re…
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“Over the weekend, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched attacks directly on Israel, which intensified strikes on Tehran”
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Wikipedia evidence mentions Houthi-Iran ties and 2025 US strikes in Yemen, but no direct attacks on Israel or Tehran strikes are documented.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, w…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran has been a key supporter of the Houthi movement in Yemen, providing military, financial, and logistical support, despite both Iran and the Houthis denying the scale of assistance for years. The r…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In March 2025, the United States launched a large campaign of air and naval strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Codenamed Operation Rough Rider, it was the first large-scale US military operation…
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“The US has also deployed additional military forces to the Middle East”
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“The escalation pushed up oil prices, with Brent crude jumping as much as 3.7 per cent to US$116.80 a barrel, its highest in more than a week, while West Texas Intermediate rose to US$101 a barrel”
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“The Hang Seng Index fell 0.9 per cent to close at 24,727.84 at the noon break”
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“The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 1.7 per cent”
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“On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index retreated 0.2 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.2 per cent”
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“Markets across Asia declined”
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“Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 3.4 per cent and South Korea’s Kospi slumped 3 per cent”
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“In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.7 per cent”
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“Asia faces the greatest exposure among energy importers”
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“In 2024, nearly 80 to 85 per cent of the oil and liquefied natural gas passing through the Hormuz Strait flowed to Asian markets, primarily China, India, Japan and South Korea, according to Lazard Geopolitical Advisory”
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