Asian Stock Markets Today: Asia-Pacific Stocks Mostly Lower As Crude Oil Prices Stoke Inflation Concerns

• Asian value stocks are currently outperforming growth stocks by the widest margin since the first quarter of 2022. • Investors are shifting capital toward cheaper financial stocks as semiconductor selloffs impact the regional tech index.

• The Philippine peso became the worst-performing currency in emerging-market Asia this year as it fell while its regional peers advanced against the U.S. dollar. • The currency has dropped 6.2% so far this year.

• The Bathla Group building company collapsed, highlighting systemic issues within the private credit market. • Oil prices rose following increased geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

• Asian stock markets showed mixed results recently, with gains in Tokyo and Seoul driven by increased investment in computer chipmakers. • Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.1% to 25,377.12, while the Shanghai Composite dropped 0.2% to 3,920.70.

• Institutional investors and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are increasing their capital allocations to precious metals. • This shift follows an earlier bull market driven primarily by Asian physical demand and central bank purchases.

• Dow futures fell more than 300 points as Wall Street resumed trading after the Labor Day holiday. • S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures both dropped 20 points following reports of additional attacks in West Asia.

• The Sensex and Nifty indices extended a four-week losing streak on Monday as rising oil prices and US-Iran tensions weighed on investor sentiment. • The Sensex dropped approximately 383 points to close at 76,133, while the Nifty 50 fell about 119 points to end the session at 23,779.

• The U.S. dollar remained relatively flat on Monday despite an increase in market expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. • Markets are currently pricing a 75% chance that the Bank of Japan will raise rates by a quarter point during its September 18 meeting.

• Germany's AfD party won the state election in Saxony-Anhalt on September 7, 2026. • The victory was an outright win, meaning the party secured enough votes to lead without needing a coalition.

• The Japanese yen strengthened against major currencies on Monday, pushing the USD/JPY pair below the 155 support level to its lowest point since late February. • Market analysts attribute the move to technical factors and thin liquidity caused by the closure of US financial markets for Labor Day.

• Euronext announced its trading volumes for August 2026 across its exchanges in Amsterdam, Athens, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Milan, Oslo, and Paris on September 7, 2026. • The company's regulated exchanges hosted over 1,800 listed issuers with €7 trillion in market capitalization as of June 2026.