South Korean and Japanese stocks plunged sharply, with South Korean stocks falling nearly 10%.

TechFlow News reported that on June 23, a tech stock sell-off severely impacted markets, accelerating declines in Japanese and South Korean equities during the afternoon session. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index closed down 2,565.58 points, or 3.55%, at 69,788.38 on Tuesday, June 23. South Korea’s KOSPI Index closed down 910.49 points, or 9.99%, marking its largest single-day drop since March 4, and settled at 8,204.06; SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics both fell over 12%. (Jinshi)