Фондовые индексы стран Азиатско-Тихоокеанского региона в основном снизились по итогам торгов в пятницу. Негативное влияние на настроение инвесторов продолжают оказывать опасения, связанные со срывом саммита США-КНДР.
Сводный индекс региона MSCI Asia Pacific уменьшился на 0,2%, опустившись по итогам второй недели подряд.
Снизились цены акций крупнейших японских банков: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. - на 1%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. - на 0,95%, Mizuho Financial Group Inc. - на 0,5%.
Кроме того, подешевели бумаги автопроизводителей, включая Toyota Motor Corp. - на 1,3% и Honda Motor Co. - на 0,9%.
Значение южнокорейского индекса Kospi в пятницу снизилось на 0,21%.
В то же время капитализация крупнейшего в мире производителя полупроводников Samsung Electronics Co. увеличилась на 2,5%, другого представителя той же отрасли SK Hynix Inc. - на 0,6%.
Китайский индекс Shanghai Composite потерял 0,42%, гонконгский Hang Seng снизился на 0,56%.
Курс ценных бумаг интернет-гиганта Tencent Holdings Ltd. на гонконгской бирже уменьшился на 0,7%.
Вслед за падением нефтяных котировок снизилась цена акций нефтепроизводителей, включая CNOOC - на 3,5% и PetroChina - на 3%.
При этом на фоне повышения интереса инвесторов к золоту как защитному активу выросла стоимость производителей драгметалла.
Seoul shares end lower on summit cancellation
SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) - Seoul shares ended lower Friday as the abrupt cancellation of the U.S.-North Korea summit weighed on investor sentiment despite gains in technology stocks. The won rose against the dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 5.21 points, or 0.21 percent, to 2,460.80. Trade volume was moderate at 643.14 million shares worth 8.894 trillion won (US$8.3 billion) changing hands, with decliners outnumbering advancers 691 to 148.
Individuals dumped a net 478 billion won worth of stocks, offsetting a net buying of 457 billion won by institutions and foreigners.
"Stocks related to inter-Korean economic cooperation fell sharply due to the summit cancellation. But foreign purchases of technology stocks kept the index from falling further," Daishin Securities analyst Park Choon-young said.
In particular, construction stocks led declines, with Hyundai Engineering & Construction plunging 9.78 percent to 60,900 won, Kumho Engineering & Construction declining 12.09 percent to 12,000 won and Samsung Engineering falling 2.12 percent to 18,450 won.
Auto stocks declined further following reports that the U.S. government is considering imposing 25 percent tariffs on imported vehicles. Top carmaker Hyundai Motor fell 0.71 percent to 139,000 won and Kia Motors shed 1.38 percent, closing at 32,250 won.
Foreign buying of technology shares helped offset the declines in builders. Market bellwether Samsung Electronics jumped 2.53 percent to 52,700 won and No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix climbed 0.63 percent to 95,200 won.
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was calling off the June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, citing the latter's "tremendous anger and open hostility." The cancellation came just hours after the North demolished its nuclear test site in front of international journalists.
The local currency closed at 1,078.00 won against the U.S. dollar, up 1.60 won from the previous session.
Bond prices, which move inversely to yields, ended lower. The yield on three-year Treasurys rose 0.7 basis point to 2.198 percent, and the return on benchmark five-year government bonds climbed 0.2 basis point to 2.482 percent.
