Japanese and South Korean stock markets experienced a collective pullback, with the Korean stock market falling nearly 10%

Odaily News A sell-off in tech stocks hit the market, causing Japanese and South Korean stocks to accelerate their declines in the afternoon. 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, at 8,204.06; SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics both fell over 12%.