Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region mostly tumbled Thursday, May 25, with the Hong Kong market declining for the third day.
Hong Kong stocks dropped, with the Hang Seng Index HK:HSI down 1.9% at 18,746.92, while the Nikkei 225 Index JP:NIK of Japanese companies gained 0.4% to 30,801.13.
The Shanghai Composite Index CN:SHCOMP of Chinese companies fell 0.1% to 3,201.26, and Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index SG:STI weakened 0.2% to 3,207.72. South Korea's KOSPI Composite Index KR:180721 weakened 0.5% to 2,554.69, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index AU:XJO weakened 1.0% to 7,138.20.
Among the Hang Seng Index constituents, pharmacies/drug stores company Alibaba Hlth Info Tech HK:241 saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares increased 2.1%.
Shares of diversified holding companies firm CK Infrastructure Hldgs HK:1038 and cell/mobile phones company Xiaomi HK:1810 gained 1.5% and 1.0%, respectively.
Shares of marine transport company Orient Overseas Intl HK:316 saw the largest decline in Hong Kong, as shares fell 6.8% on Thursday.
Shares of passenger cars firm BYD Co Ltd HK:1211 and gas utilities company ENN Energy Holdings HK:2688 declined 5.4% and 4.3%, respectively.
Among Nikkei 225 Index constituents, semiconductors company Advantest Corp JP:6857 saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares jumped 16.2%.
Shares of passive components firm Nippon Electric Glass JP:5214 and semiconductors company SCREEN Holdings JP:7735 rose 4.5% and 4.4%, respectively.
Also in Japan, pharmaceuticals company Daiichi Sankyo JP:4568 saw the largest decline Thursday, as shares dropped 4.4%
Shares of marine freight firm Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha JP:9107 and database/directory publishing company M3 JP:2413 weakened 4.1% and 3.4%, respectively.
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