Both the Japanese and Korean stock markets suffered significant losses, with South Korean financial regulators holding an emergency meeting.

According to Gate market data, on October 15th, the Nikkei 225 index closed at 64,425.95 points, down 3,318.34 points from the previous day, representing a decrease of 4.90%. On the same day, the Korean KOSPI index closed at 5,554.27 points, down 454.54 points, or 7.56%. The Korean stock market experienced a decline of over 9% during the day, triggering the circuit breaker mechanism for the tenth time this year. Korean financial regulators held an emergency meeting regarding the stock market issues after noon that day, and subsequent declines in stock prices were somewhat mitigated. Among individual stocks, SK Hynix closed down by 11.06%, while Samsung Electronics fell by 9.48%.