Asia-Pacific stocks mostly tumbled Thursday, Sept. 7, with shares in Hong Kong declining for the third day.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HK:HSI fell 1.3% to 18,202.07, while Japan's Nikkei 225 Index JP:NIK weakened 0.8% to 32,991.08.
The Shanghai Composite Index CN:SHCOMP of Chinese companies fell 1.1% to 3,122.35, while The FTSE Straits Times Index SG:STI of Singapore stocks was flat at 3,224.39. The KOSPI Composite Index KR:180721 of South Korean stocks weakened 0.6% to 2,548.26, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index AU:XJO dropped 1.2% to 7,171.00.
Of the the Hang Seng Index constituents, semiconductors company Semiconductor Mfg Intl HK:981 saw the largest decrease in Hong Kong, as shares declined 7.6% on Thursday.
Shares of optical instruments firm Sunny Optical Technology HK:2382 and pharmacies/drug stores company Alibaba Hlth Info Tech HK:241 fell 4.3% and 3.9%, respectively.
Shares of gas utilities company ENN Energy Holdings HK:2688 saw the largest increase in Hong Kong on Thursday, as shares rose 4.5%.
Shares of integrated oil/gas firm PetroChina HK:857 and cell/mobile phones company Xiaomi HK:1810 gained 2.9% and 1.2%, respectively.
Among Nikkei 225 Index constituents, semiconductors company Advantest Corp JP:6857 saw the largest drop Thursday, as shares weakened 6.6%
Shares of turbines firm NTN JP:6472 and passive components company Murata Manufacturing JP:6981 declined 5.4% and 5.0%, respectively.
Also in Japan, shipbuilding company Mitsui E&S JP:7003 saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares added 4.3%.
Shares of paper mills firm Nippon Paper Industries JP:3863 and diversified holding companies company Kawasaki Heavy Industries JP:7012 added 3.9% and 3.5%, respectively.
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