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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Asian shares mostly decline as worries continue over trump s tariffs - What They Never Told You

South Korea Financial Markets - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Asian shares were mostly lower in early Tuesday trading, as worries about President Donald Trump’s latest updates to his tariffs weighed on investor sentiments.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.1% in morning trading to 39,507.28. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.4% to 8,602.70. South Korea's Kospi edged down 0.2% to 3,195.72. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.1% to 24,172.79, while the Shanghai Composite dipped nearly 0.9% after the Chinese government reported that growth slowed in the last quarter as Trump’s trade war escalated.

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