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Asian shares are mixed after global bond sell-off and drop in oil prices

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Ho-him, C. (2026, September 25). Asian shares are mixed after global bond sell-off and drop in oil prices. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asian-shares-are-mixed-after-global-bond-sell-off-and-drop-in-oil-prices/article_366519a3-0bb2-5ef2-83c0-2f83b84ff884.html

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Asian stock markets showed mixed performance on Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei gaining 1.2% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropping 1.7%, following a global bond sell-off that pushed U.S. Treasury yields to their highest levels since 2007. The article highlights the impact of rising government bond yields due to inflationary pressures and geopolitical uncertainties, along with oil prices falling below $100 per barrel as investors await developments in the Strait of Hormuz.

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On Friday, Asian shares showed mixed results following another global bond sell-off that pushed U.S. Treasury yields to their highest since 2007. The Nikkei 225 in Japan rose by 1.2%, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong declined by 1.7%. Meanwhile, India’s Sensex saw a slight increase of 0.2%. Markets were closed in mainland China, Taiwan, and South Korea due to holidays. This bond sell-off is adding pressure to stock markets as investors demand higher compensation for risks like inflation from the Iran conflict and rising U.S. government debt.

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Asian shares are mixed after global bond sell-off and drop in oil prices · assertive framing

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HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Friday following another bond sell-off that brought U.S. Treasury yields to their highest in years. asserted

that → follow → years

U.S. futures edged lower. asserted

futures → edge → ?

Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.2% to 66,318.14. asserted

Nikkei → gain → 66,318.14

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 1.7% to 24,333.20. asserted

Seng → slip → 24,333.20

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.5% to 8,660.30. asserted

S&P → fall → 8,660.30

Markets in mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea were closed because of a holiday. asserted

Markets → close → holiday

Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 was almost unchanged on Thursday, edging down less than 0.1%. asserted

S&P → edge → Thursday

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.3%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed less than 0.1%. asserted

composite → drop → ?

A global sell-off in the bond market has again added pressure to the stock market, as the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury reached its highest since 2007. asserted

yield → add → 2007

The U.S. 10-year Treasury eased slightly to around 5.19% early Friday, after rising above 5.20% on Thursday from around 5.11% Wednesday. asserted

Treasury → ease → %

Government bond yields have been elevated as bond investors are demanding higher compensation under increasing risks and uncertainties, including growing inflationary pressure from the Iran war-driven energy shock and rising U.S. government debt. asserted

investors → elevate → shock

Oil prices fell early Friday as investors look for signs of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway for global oil transport. asserted

investors → fall → transport

Brent crude, the international standard, dropped 1.4% to $98.84 per barrel, remaining below the $100 mark although it’s still well above the roughly $72 a barrel level in late February before the start of the war. asserted

it → drop → war

sides → monitor → trade

The U.S. dollar fell to 158.34 Japanese yen from 158.86 yen. asserted

dollar → fall → yen

The euro was trading at $1.1370, down from $1.1380. asserted

euro → trade → 1.1380

AP Business Writer Stan Choe contributed to this report. asserted

Choe → contribute → report

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