KOSPI Plunges 5.81%, Nikkei 225 Falls 4.15% on Friday; Korean Stocks Mark Worst Week Since March

According to BlockBeats, on June 26, KOSPI index fell 5.81% to 8,411.2 points and Nikkei 225 index fell 4.15% to 69,360.88 points during Friday's close. The Korean index briefly plummeted nearly 9% intraday, with SK Hynix dropping over 8% and Samsung Electronics declining over 5%.

KOSPI recorded a cumulative weekly decline of 7.1%, marking its largest weekly loss since early March.