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Asian Stocks Edge Lower Despite Wall Street Record Rally as Japan Leads Losses
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CNBC TV18•07-10-2026, 07:02
Asian Stocks Edge Lower Despite Wall Street Record Rally as Japan Leads Losses
- •Asian equities edged lower on Wednesday, diverging from the record-setting rally seen on Wall Street.
- •Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.31 percent while South Korea's Kospi rose by about 0.33 percent in early trade.
- •Wall Street benchmarks S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 closed at all-time highs driven by artificial intelligence stocks.
- •Technology stocks remained in focus following reports that SpaceX plans to raise 40 billion dollars to buy Nvidia chips.
- •Crude oil prices rose in early Asian trading with Brent gaining 0.8 percent to top 101 dollars a barrel.
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Asian equities edged lower as an intraday drop in Japan's market outweighed gains in South Korea, preventing the region from following Wall Street's record-setting rally.
Wall Street set a strong tone overnight as both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 closed at all-time highs, driven by gains in artificial intelligence stocks and Nvidia's market value nearing $6 trillion.
Crude oil rose as traders carefully weighed higher flows through the Strait of Hormuz against an increasing number of Iranian attacks on vessels, pushing Brent up 0.8% to top $101 a barrel.
