July 29 — Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 930.73 points (-1.49%) at 61,434.19.
South Korea's KOSPI closed down 360.58 points (-5.99%) at 5,663.08, after
plunging more than 12% intraday and triggering circuit breakers for a second
straight session. SK Hynix fell 9.6% post-earnings, having tumbled over 17%
intraday — a record intra-day decline; Samsung Electronics slipped 5.2%.