Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 208.25 points, or 0.33%, at 63,081.86 on Nov. 2, weighed by chip-related stocks. South Korea's KOSPI closed up 128.33 points, or 2.24%, at 5,859.07 after tumbling nearly 2% earlier in the session; SK Hynix rose 3.8% and Samsung Electronics gained 1.7%.

2026-11-02

Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 208.25 points, or 0.33%, at 63,081.86 on Nov. 2, weighed by chip-related stocks. South Korea's KOSPI closed up 128.33 points, or 2.24%, at 5,859.07 after tumbling nearly 2% earlier in the session; SK Hynix rose 3.8% and Samsung Electronics gained 1.7%.