Both Japanese and South Korean stock markets fell, with South Korea's KOSPI index dropping 4% intraday

According to Odaily, data from Gate shows that South Korea's KOSPI index plunged 4% intraday, falling below the 5,800-point mark to currently stand at 5,781.28 points. SK Hynix fell nearly 8%, and Samsung Electronics dropped over 3%. The Nikkei 225 index declined by 1% intraday.