Korea's benchmark stock index, the Kospi Index, fell more than 6%, and chip stocks followed the overnight decline in the US chipmaker sector. Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and SK Square dragged down the index the most, all falling by at least 6%. Domestic and foreign funds sell Kospi Index shares net, while retail investors make net purchases. The small-cap index Kosdaq fell more than 4%.

Korea's benchmark stock index, the Kospi Index, fell more than 6%, and chip stocks followed the overnight decline in the US chipmaker sector. Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and SK Square dragged down the index the most, all falling by at least 6%. Domestic and foreign funds sell Kospi Index shares net, while retail investors make net purchases. The small-cap index Kosdaq fell more than 4%.