October 15, the Nikkei 225 Index closed down 4.90%, South Korea’s KOSPI closed down 7.56%, falling more than 9%intraday and triggering the circuit breaker for the tenth time this year. The decline narrowed somewhat after South Korea’s financial regulators held an emergency meeting in the afternoon.
According to Bitget market data, the Nikkei 225 opened down 0.05%, while the South Korean KOSPI opened down 1.15%。SK SK hynix fell 2%, and Samsung Electronics fell 1%。