Japan’s Tokyo Electron<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Lasertec<\/a>\u00a0fell 3.46% and 1.82% respectively.\u00a0Renesas Electron<\/a> lost 3.68%.<\/p>\n Shares of South Korean memory chipmakers also fell. SK Hynix lost 2.09%, while Samsung Electronics lost 1.43%. Taiwan’s TSMC stocks fell 2.17%.<\/p>\n “We’re going to be announcing on semiconductors and chips, which is a separate category, because we want them made in the United States,” Trump said during a\u00a0lengthy interview<\/a>\u00a0on CNBC’s “Squawk Box<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Trump said that the announcement will come “within the next week or so.” He did not provide other details about the plan.<\/p>\n \u2014 Lee Ying Shan<\/p>\n Cathay Pacific set to place new aircraft order from Boeing after 12 years: Bloomberg<\/p>\n Shares of Cathay Pacific<\/a> Airways slipped 0.58% following reports that the airline is set to place its first aircraft order from Boeing in more than a decade, Bloomberg reported<\/a>, citing sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n The Hong Kong-based carrier is also scheduled to release its first-half earnings later in the day.<\/p>\n Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Shares of Cathay Pacific Airways slip after report on Boeing order<\/p>\n Australia stocks hit a record high in early trade<\/p>\n Australian equities rose as much as 0.61% to hit a record high of 8,824 in early trade.<\/p>\n Index heavyweights like Commonwealth Bank and Westpac Banking Corporation were up over 1% and 0.74% respectively. Mining firm BHP Group was 0.28% higher.<\/p>\n Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Australian stocks hit a record high in early trade<\/p>\n Markets kick-start Wednesday trading mixed<\/p>\n Asia markets opened mixed. <\/p>\n Australia’s\u00a0S&P\/ASX 200<\/a>\u00a0was up 0.38% at the open. Japan’s benchmark\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a> slid 0.12% and the Topix rose 0.45%.<\/p>\n South Korea’s Kospi and small-cap Kosdaq lost 0.64% and 0.57%, respectively.<\/p>\n \u2014 Lee Ying Shan<\/p>\n Opening calls<\/p>\n Happy Wednesday from Singapore. Asia markets are poised for a lower open.<\/p>\n Australia’s\u00a0S&P\/ASX 200<\/a>\u00a0was set to start the day lower with futures tied to the benchmark at 8,739, compared with its last close of 8,770.4.<\/p>\n Japan’s benchmark\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a>\u00a0was set to open higher, with the futures contract in Osaka last trading at 40,555, against the index’s last close of 40,549.54.<\/p>\n Futures for Hong Kong’s\u00a0Hang Seng Index<\/a>\u00a0stood at 24,812, pointing to a weaker open compared with the HSI’s last close of 24,902.53.<\/p>\n \u2014 Lee Ying Shan<\/p>\n Stocks close in the red<\/p>\n The three leading U.S. indexes finished lower Tuesday.<\/p>\n The S&P 500 fell 0.49%, closing at 6,299.19, while the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.65% to end at 20,916.55. The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved 61.90 points lower, or 0.14%, to settle at 44,111.74.<\/p>\n \u2014 Sean Conlon<\/p>\n Trump joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss chips, pharma and more<\/p>\n U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters near Air Force One at the the Lehigh Valley International Airport on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images<\/p>\n President Donald Trump spoke with “Squawk Box<\/a>” in a wide-ranging conversation. Here are some of the highlights:<\/p>\n On semiconductors, Trump said his administration is going to announce new tariffs “within the next week or so.”<\/a> “We’re going to be announcing on semiconductors and chips, which is a separate category, because we want them made in the United States,” he said during the interview.<\/p>\n When it comes to his planned pharmaceutical tariffs, Trump said that the levies could eventually reach up to 250%<\/a>. That’s the highest tariff rate he’s threatened to date.<\/p>\n![\"hide](\"https:\/\/static-redesign.cnbcfm.com\/dist\/a54b41835a8b60db28c2.svg\")
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