Japanese Stocks Plunge 1800 Points, Korean Stocks Dive Over 6%, SK Hynix Falls Over 7%, Samsung Electronics Drops Over 6% | Japan-Korea Stock Markets

SadMoneyMeow · 2026-03-23T13:01:19+00:00

Asia-Pacific stock markets generally declined due to the further escalation of tensions in the Middle East, with Japan and South Korea's stock markets falling by 3.48% and 6.49%, respectively. South Korea activated its circuit breaker mechanism to cope with the sharp fluctuations in the KOSPI index, and retail stock purchases reached record highs.

SadMoneyMeow

2026-03-23 13:01:19

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Journalist | Du Yu

Editor |Cheng Peng, Xiang Jianglin Proofreader|Zhang Jinhe

On Monday (23rd), during the Asia-Pacific trading session, as the Middle East situation further dampened investor sentiment, major Asia-Pacific stock indices, cryptocurrencies, and gold all entered a “continuous decline” mode again.

On March 23rd, the stock markets in Japan and South Korea opened lower and continued to decline. By the close, all declined collectively. The Nikkei 225 index fell 3.48%, closing at 51,515.49 points, down 1,857 points. The Topix index also declined by 3.41%.

South Korea’s KOSPI index dropped 6.49%, closing at 5,405.75 points. In the morning, the Korea Exchange triggered the KOSPI index circuit breaker after the KOSPI 200 futures fell 5%, pausing algorithmic trading for 5 minutes. South Korean retail investors bought a record 7 trillion won worth of KOSPI stocks on Monday.

SK Hynix’s stock price fell 7.35%, and Samsung Electronics’ stock price dropped 6.57%.

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