HK, regional stocks retreat as Gulf heats up again - RTHK Apps A A A 繁 简 Eng Menu News Homepage Latest News Video Gallery News Programmes Photo Gallery News Bulletins News Archive Send To RTHK News Error News Archive Live Video News Search 2025 2026 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Latest News Local Greater China World News Finance Sport News Bulletins Photo Gallery Video Gallery Can search within past 12 months Home HK, regional stocks retreat as Gulf heats up again 2026-09-01 HKT 10:49 Share this story The Hang Seng Index opened down 151 points, or 0.59 percent, at 25,415 in Hong Kong on Tuesday. File photo: RTHK Selling drove global bond yields to major new highs on Tuesday as renewed fighting in the Middle East lifted oil prices above US$90 a barrel and put pressure on stock markets around the world. In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng Index opened down 151 points, or 0.59 percent, at 25,415. The China enterprises index fell 53 points, or 0.63 percent, to 8,459 while the tech index lost 28 points, or 0.62 percent, to open at 4,591. Across the border, the Shanghai Composite Index edged down six points, or 0.16 percent, to open at 3,979. The Shenzhen Component Index inched up two points, or 0.02 percent, to 14,017 while the ChiNext Index dipped three points, or 0.1 percent, to 3,435. In Tokyo, the Nikkei trimmed its losses to 121 points at one stage before lunch after opening down 426 points, or 0.64 percent, at 65,885. In Seoul, the Kospi opened 35 points, or 0.52 percent, lower at 6,784 before regaining some ground to be 13 points down at one stage before noon. The 10-year US Treasury yield, a benchmark for prices across asset classes, rose 2.2 basis points to a near 20-month top of 4.78 percent. Japan's 10-year benchmark was closing in on 3 percent, a level not seen for a generation. Higher oil prices and rising US-Iran tension are stoking worries about inflation, which is negative for