Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed down 1,369.36 points, or 2.12%, at 63,290.11 on
Oct. 30, with electronics stocks weighing on the market. South Korea's KOSPI
closed down 209.62 points, or 3.53%, at 5,728.04; SK Hynix fell about 7% and
Samsung Electronics about 3%.