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Asian markets finish mostly in green on Wednesday

05 Aug 2026 Evaluate
Asian markets finished mostly in green on Wednesday, driven by a powerful technological stock rally. Regional sentiment also benefited from sliding crude oil prices, lower bond yields notes and on optimism over potential diplomatic progress in the Middle East. Heavy capital expenditure commitments toward artificial intelligence further stimulated demand for regional semiconductor and heavyweight tech exporters. KOSPI soared with the hefty technical buying in regional artificial intelligence and memory chip giants like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,878.43

56.15

1.47

Hang Seng

25,915.82

62.9

0.24

Jakarta Composite

6,351.14

31.53

0.50

KLSE Composite

1,748.17

15.51

0.90

Nikkei 225

66,300.44

2342.91

3.66

Straits Times

5,581.37

-30.88

-0.55

KOSPI Composite

6,598.26

239.31

3.76

Taiwan Weighted

44,611.60

1250.94

2.88