SK Hynix falls nearly 10%, South Korea's KOSPI index closes down 5.54%

Odaily reported that according to MSX.COM data, the Nikkei 225 index closed down 1.31% at 66,588.12 points; South Korea's KOSPI index closed down 5.54% at 8,160.59 points. SK Hynix fell nearly 10%, and Samsung Electronics dropped over 6%.