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Asia-Pacific · Daily Close

Asia-Pacific closed broadly down.

Thursday, October 15, 2026 · AI-powered market analysis by MarketBell
Bias
Bear
2 up · 7 down
Breadth
2/9
rising
Avg move
-1.75%
region avg
Top mover
KOSPI
-7.57%
Markets Closed
Nikkei 225Japan$64,426-4.90%
SSE CompositeChina$3707.48-1.59%
Hang SengHong Kong$24,063-1.03%
KOSPISouth Korea$5554.22-7.57%
SENSEXIndia$73,935+1.58%
NIFTY 50India$22,997+1.66%
ASX 200Australia$8719.70-0.09%
TAIEXTaiwan$46,970-3.41%
STISingapore$5403.50-0.37%
Why Asia-Pacific closed broadly down
KOSPI Plunge

KOSPI fell 7.57% amid concerns over global economic slowdown and domestic policy uncertainties.

Nikkei 225 Decline

Nikkei 225 dropped 4.90% following weaker-than-expected industrial production data.

SSE Composite Drop

SSE Composite declined 1.59% due to escalating trade tensions with the United States.

Commodities Spot
Gold$4179.10+1.73%
Silver$56.92+2.47%
WTI Crude$93.53-1.64%
Brent Crude$103.76-2.17%
Bitcoin$81,162-0.49%
VIX$17.47+3.56%
US 10Y Yield$5.19-0.52%

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