- Title: CORRECTION: Asia stocks fall for second day over Iran crisis concerns
- Date: 3rd March 2026
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (MARCH 3, 2026) (REUTERS) SCREEN SHOWING STARTING ANIMATION FOR TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE OPENING DISPLAY OF MULTIPLES SCREENS AT START OF MARKET OPENING SCREEN SHOWING NIKKEI INDEX (TOP RIGHT) OPENING AT 57,729.80, DOWN BY 327.44 POINTS SCREEN SHOWING NIKKEI INDEX FALLING VARIOUS OF SCREEN SHOWING STOCK PRICES AT OPENING SCREEN SHOWING TOP INDICES INCLUDING NIKKEI
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- Keywords: asia china hong kong iran israel japan middle east nikkei opening trading seoul shanghai south korea taipei taiwan tokyo stock exchange trump war
- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN / HONG KONG, CHINA / SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / TAIPEI, TAIWAN
- City: TOKYO, JAPAN / HONG KONG, CHINA / SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / TAIPEI, TAIWAN
- Country: Various
- Topics: Economic Events,Equities Markets
- Reuters ID: LVA001023203032026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Asian stocks resumed their selloff and the dollar strengthened in early trading on Tuesday (March 3) as investors considered the implications of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on energy prices and the global economy.
Japan's Nikkei share average fell at the open, dropping 327.44 points to 57,729.80.
In South Korea, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened down 78.98 points, or 1.26%, at 6,165.15 points.
Taiwan's benchmark edged lower at the opening, starting at 35,106.22 points. Stocks of TSMC , the world's main producer of advanced AI chips, opened five points higher but retreated later in the session. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opened higher by 130.39 points at 26,190.24.
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