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Asian shares are mixed and oil prices fall after Trump says US and Iran met at the UN

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Ho-Him, C. (2026, September 23). Asian shares are mixed and oil prices fall after Trump says US and Iran met at the UN. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-iran-wall-street-asian-hong-kong-b3054702.html

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Asian stock markets showed mixed performance on Wednesday with some indices rising and others falling following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about a "very good" meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials at the UN. Oil prices declined below $100 per barrel after Trump's remarks, though they remain higher than pre-Iran war levels. Meanwhile, technology stocks in Asia were generally positive, mirroring gains seen on Wall Street where major tech firms like Nvidia and AMD saw their shares rise.
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Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday, with some markets like South Korea’s Kospi rising 0.5% to 7,052.75, while others fell; for example, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined by 0.8% to 24,896.04. The fluctuations came after oil prices dropped below $100 a barrel following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States and Iran had a “very good” meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York City. This development followed Trump’s earlier threat to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if no agreement was reached, indicating potential progress toward easing tensions between the two countries despite previous hostilities. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was closed for a holiday and will resume trading on Thursday.

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Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street held near its record and oil prices fell following U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that United States and Iranian officials had a “very good” meeting Tuesday on the sidelines at the United Nations.
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Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street held near its record and oil prices fell following U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that United States and Iranian officials had a “very good” meeting Tuesday on the sidelines at the United Nations. asserted
officials → hold → Nations
South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.5% to 7,052.75. asserted
Kospi → rise → 7,052.75
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.8% to 24,896.04. asserted
Seng → lose → 24,896.04
The Shanghai Composite index slid 0.4% to 3,938.08. asserted
index → slide → 3,938.08
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.3% to 8,779.80. asserted
S&P → add → 8,779.80
Japan’s Nikkei 225 was closed on Wednesday for a holiday and will resume trading Thursday. asserted
Nikkei → close → trading
Oil prices fell and remained below $100 a barrel on Tuesday after Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York following his threat during an address to the annual gathering that the U.S. might “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal couldn’t be made. uncertain
deal → fall → Republic
“Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world,” Trump said. asserted
Trump → make → East
“Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?” asserted
I → annihilate → people
That was still elevated compared to the roughly $72 per barrel level from late February before the Iran war. asserted
That → compare → war
Technology stocks in Asia were volatile on Wednesday but some traded higher after U.S. technology shares gained. asserted
shares → trade → Wednesday
Samsung Electronics rose 2.6%, while South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix added 0.4%. asserted
Hynix → rise → %
Investors have been monitoring the debate in the U.S. over whether to slow down artificial intelligence development, while AI is also expected to be high on the agenda when Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week. asserted
Trump → monitor → Washington
On Tuesday, Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 edged down less than 0.1% and remained near its all-time high. asserted
S&P → edge → high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.4%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5% and closed at a record high. asserted
composite → drop → high
Major U.S. technology stocks climbed. asserted
stocks → climb → ?
Nvidia shares climbed 0.7%, Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, rose 1.3%. asserted
Devices → climb → ?
Broadcom added 0.5%, and Intel gained 1.7%. asserted
Intel → add → %
In other dealings, the U.S. dollar rose to 157.59 Japanese yen from 157.39 yen. asserted
dollar → rise → yen
The euro was trading at $1.1427, down from $1.1449. asserted
euro → trade → 1.1449
AP Business Writer Stan Choe contributed to this report. asserted
Choe → contribute → report
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