Major indices in Asia see losses on Tuesday over Delta variant concerns and sudden shifts in Afghanistan
Major stock markets in Asia closed with losses on Tuesday over Delta variant concerns and turmoil in Afghanistan.
The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, was down 1.04% or 40.65 points to close at 3,858.85.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 stock exchange lost 98.72 points or 0.36% to close at 27,424.47 points.
The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, plummeted 1.67% or 435.59 points to 25,745.87.
China’s Shanghai stock exchange was down 2% or 70.37 points, to 3,446.98 points.
Europe
The STOXX Europe 600, which includes around 90% of the market capitalization of the European market in 17 countries, was down 0.21% to 473.24 as of 0940GMT.
Germany’s DAX 30 was down 0.21% to 15,892.11,while Spain’s IBEX 35 fell 0.68% to 8,866.30.
London’s FTSE 100 climbed 0.09%, trading at 7,160 points.
The French CAC 40 also saw a 0.36% decrease, standing at 6,813.8, while Italy’s FTSE MIB was up 0.63% to 26,282 points.