Most Asian stock markets traded lower on Monday, October 26, while benchmark oil prices retreated by more than 1% after a strong rally the previous week.
Early trading saw Japan’s Nikkei slip about 0.1% and South Korea’s Kospi fall roughly 1.1%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged higher. Investors were weighing forthcoming central-bank decisions and major technology-company earnings.
Brent crude fell about 1.3% to $110.23 a barrel and US benchmark crude about 1.7% to $101.52 at the time of the report. These are intraday market quotations and may change as trading continues.
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