Asian Stock Markets and Oil Prices

亞洲股市與油價

Jun 24, 2026, 01:45
AsiaFinance

Introduction

On June 24, 2026, Asian stock markets changed quickly. Some tech companies lost money, but then they gained some back.

2026年6月24日，亞洲股市迅速變動。部分科技公司經歷虧損後，隨後又有所回升。

Main Body

In South Korea, the KOSPI index fell 10% on Tuesday. On Wednesday, it went up 3%. Big companies like Samsung lost money first. Then the prices went up again. People are worried about AI and US money rules.

在南韓，KOSPI指數在週二下跌了10%。週三則上漲了3%。像三星這樣的大公司起初 mengalami虧損，隨後價格再次回升。人們對AI以及美國的貨幣規定感到擔憂。

Other cities had different results. Hong Kong and Singapore went up. Tokyo and Taipei went down. The Japanese yen is very weak. The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to 1%.

其他城市則有不同的結果。香港與新加坡上漲，東京與台北下跌。日圓非常疲軟。日本銀行將利率調高至1%。

Oil prices went down. More ships are moving through the Strait of Hormuz. The US and Iran are talking, but they are still angry. The US says ships should not pay money to pass through the water.

油價下跌。更多船隻正通過霍爾木茲海峽。美國與伊朗雖然在洽談，但雙方依然僵持。美國表示船隻不應支付費用即可通過海域。

Conclusion

Markets are still risky. People are waiting for new reports from the US and Micron Technology.

市場依然具有風險。人們正等待來自美國與美光科技的新報告。

Vocabulary Learning

📉 UP and DOWN

In this text, we see words that describe movement. To reach A2, you need to describe if things are getting better or worse.

Opposites from the text:

  • Fell (went down) →\rightarrow Went up (increased)
  • Lost money →\rightarrow Gained back
  • Weak (not strong) →\rightarrow Strong

How to use these in a sentence:

  1. The price fell yesterday. (Past)
  2. The price is going up now. (Present)

💡 Quick Tip: Time Words Notice how the writer connects days: Tuesday→extWednesday→extThen\text{Tuesday} \rightarrow ext{Wednesday} \rightarrow ext{Then}

Use 'Then' when you want to show the next thing that happened in a story.

Vocabulary Learning

market (n.)
A place where people buy and sell things, like stocks.
Example:The stock market is very busy today.
index (n.)
A number that shows if a group of stocks is going up or down.
Example:The KOSPI index fell by 10% on Tuesday.
interest rates (n.)
The percentage of money you pay when you borrow money from a bank.
Example:The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to 1%.
weak (adj.)
When a currency has less value than other currencies.
Example:The Japanese yen is very weak right now.
risky (adj.)
Something that is dangerous or might result in a loss.
Example:Investing all your money in one company is very risky.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→