Japanese and South Korean equity indices opened lower; South Korea's KOSPI was down as much as 4.5% intraday, Samsung Electronics -4.6%, SK Hynix -5.5%. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 2.24% intraday to 67,486.28.

2026-10-13

Japanese and South Korean equity indices opened lower; South Korea's KOSPI was down as much as 4.5% intraday, Samsung Electronics -4.6%, SK Hynix -5.5%. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 2.24% intraday to 67,486.28.