July 7 — South Korea's KOSPI closed down 395.41 points, or 4.91%, at 7,655.92, after an intraday fall of more than 8% that triggered a second market-wide circuit breaker. Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 1,480.73 points, or 2.12%, at 68,256.96. Major K

2026-07-07

July 7 — South Korea's KOSPI closed down 395.41 points, or 4.91%, at 7,655.92, after an intraday fall of more than 8% that triggered a second market-wide circuit breaker. Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 1,480.73 points, or 2.12%, at 68,256.96. Major Korean names: SK Hynix down about 6%, Samsung Electronics down nearly 7%.