Spot gold fell below $4,100/oz to a near-two-week low, down 2.21% intraday.

On June 22 local time, a Russian space communications company said Ukrainian drones attacked the Dubna space communications centre in Moscow region. Television, radio and communications operations were unaffected and there were no casualties.

South Korean and Japanese equities plunged after a sudden reversal in global AI sentiment and macro developments. In Seoul, Samsung Electronics fell 7.4% and SK Hynix dropped 10.1% intraday; the two memory-chip makers account for roughly half of KOSPI market capitalization. KOSPI slid more than 9% intraday and triggered a 20-minute trading halt — the fourth such pause this year. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell over 3%, led by SoftBank and Kioxia, down about 10% and 14% respectively. Both markets had recently hit multiple record highs on AI optimism, progress in US–Iran talks and expectations of BOJ tightening; analysts warn the chip names’ rapid run-up has left valuations elevated and exposed to semiconductor cyclical risk.