The Hang Seng index fell in the afternoon, with the Hang Seng Technology Index widening its decline to 1.2%.
Oil prices in the United States and Burkina Faso both rose to 2% in early trading, as the impact of last week's U.S. energy sanctions on Russia continued.
Spot gold's short-term decline widened to $13, briefly falling below $2,650 an ounce. Spot silver fell more than $0.2 to $29.82 an ounce.
The Nasdaq index widened its losses to 2 percent in late trading, while Nvidia (NVDA. O) fell 6 percent and Tesla (TSLA. O) fell nearly 5 percent.
WTI crude oil rose by 1.00% to $74.33/barrel; cloth oil rose by 0.88%.
The Nasdaq expanded its gains to 1%, the S & P 500 gained 0.75%, and the Dow gained 0.49%.
WTI crude oil rose by 2% to $69.55/barrel, while Brent crude oil rose by 1.67%.
South Korea's Seoul Composite widened its decline to 2 percent, its lowest level since November 2023.
Nvidia's intraday decline widened to 3%, after initially rising about 5%.
WTI crude oil rose by 1.00% to $69.66 a barrel.
The Hang Seng Index widened its decline to 1%, with 00881.HK leading the decline. The Hang Seng Technology Index is now down 1.51%.
WTI crude oil rose by 1.00% during the day and is now trading at $68.50 per barrel.
The Hang Seng Technology Index widened its intraday decline to 1 percent, with ASMPT (00522.HK) losing nearly 4 percent.