Japanese stocks fall into a bear market; Korean stocks close down 6% after emergency "market support"

Odaily reports: According to Gate data, the Nikkei 225 Index closed on November 6 (Friday) down 3,666.99 points, a drop of 6.00%, at 57,410.91 points; the index has fallen more than 20% from its June closing peak, confirming entry into a technical bear market.

South Korea's KOSPI Index closed down 324.15 points, a drop of 6.02%, at 5,059.65 points; the index fell more than 8% in early trading and briefly lost the 5,000-point mark, triggering a circuit breaker for the 11th time this year. The South Korean government subsequently held an emergency meeting to review market conditions, and the decline in Korean stocks narrowed somewhat. South Korea's KOSDAQ closed down 5%; SK Hynix fell more than 10%, and Samsung Electronics fell 6.35%.