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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Stock market today: Asian shares slip as worries grow about Trump's tariffs

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

Asia shares mostly fell in Monday trading as worries grow about President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on key U.S. trading partners.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 2.4% in early trading to 38,612.96. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined 1.8% to 8,376.30. South Korea's Kospi dropped 2.9% to 2,443.57. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped 1.4% to 19,942.54, while the Shanghai Composite also was lower but little changed at 3,250.60.

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