韓國KOSPI指數日內大跌4.00%，現報7717.82點。

Kiuchi said reports that Prime Minister Takaichi's government is attempting to steer interest rates lower are incorrect and the government has no intention of pressuring the Bank of Japan to ease policy. He spoke in Tokyo as markets watch how Takaichi plans large-scale investment without increasing Japan's already heavy debt burden. Kiuchi said he attended last month's BOJ policy meeting as a government representative, where policymakers raised the benchmark rate to 1% — the highest in 31 years.

TCL Technology said it has not participated in any past financing rounds of Changxin Technology Group Co., Ltd.