Markets Update | 16 July 2026

Asian shares fell as a sell-off in chipmakers overshadowed high ​earnings from industry bellwether TSMC.
Oil prices turned lower as U.S. completed its latest strikes on Iran.

The Nikkei in Japan down -0,8% at 66 835
Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 1.3% at 25 013
And in China, Shanghai's Composite Index fell 2% to 3 876.

For more on the markets I'm now joined by Absa Investment Analyst, Anri Brink.

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