After a US Democratic sweep of Congress, Japanese and South Korean stocks plunged as much as 4% in early trade before staging a midday rebound. At close, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 893.23 points (-1.42%) to 62188.63. South Korea's KOSPI rose 34.88 point

2026-11-04

After a US Democratic sweep of Congress, Japanese and South Korean stocks plunged as much as 4% in early trade before staging a midday rebound. At close, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 893.23 points (-1.42%) to 62188.63. South Korea's KOSPI rose 34.88 points (+0.62%) to 5683.67. SK Hynix closed down 0.14% after an intraday drop of up to 6%; Samsung Electronics closed down 0.68%.