HK, regional markets mostly down amid new US attacks - 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 markets mostly down amid new US attacks 2026-08-31 HKT 11:00 Share this story The Hang Seng Index opened down 164 points, or 0.64 percent, at 25,420. File photo: Reuters Asian equity markets were mostly lower at the start of a new week as oil prices rose following the latest US attacks on Iran and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh increased expectations of a US interest-rate hike. In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng Index opened down 164 points, or 0.64 percent, at 25,420. The China enterprises index was 46 points, or 0.55 percent, lower at 8,444 while the tech index inched down 19 points, or 0.42 percent, to 4,585. On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index opened down 25 points, or 0.65 percent, at 3,926. The Shenzhen Component Index was 188 points, or 1.35 percent, lower at 13,764 while the ChiNext Index slipped 57 points, or 1.67 percent, to 3,367. In Tokyo, the Nikkei opened down 737 points, or 1.11 percent, at 66,405 before losses deepened to put the 225-strong benchmark 1,072 points lower at one stage before the midday mark. In Seoul, the Kospi opened the day down 175 points, or 2.58 percent, at 6,613 before paring its losses to be 133 points lower at one stage before noon. Most of the losses came after Warsh flagged fighting high inflation as a priority in a speech received as more hawkish than expected. "We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed. Otherwise, we have