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Asia-Pacific · Daily Close

Asia-Pacific closed broadly down.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · AI-powered market analysis by MarketBell
Bias
Bear
1 up · 8 down
Breadth
1/9
rising
Avg move
-1.12%
region avg
Top mover
KOSPI
-3.73%
Markets Closed
Nikkei 225Japan$64,075-1.30%
SSE CompositeChina$3735.37+0.12%
Hang SengHong Kong$23,868-1.32%
KOSPISouth Korea$5552.74-3.73%
SENSEXIndia$73,853-1.17%
NIFTY 50India$22,889-1.11%
ASX 200Australia$8816.90-0.33%
TAIEXTaiwan$46,293-1.13%
STISingapore$5404.02-0.15%
Why Asia-Pacific closed broadly down
KOSPI Plunge

KOSPI fell over 3% amid renewed selling in semiconductor stocks due to AI investment concerns.

US Inflation Data

Hotter-than-expected US CPI data intensified worries over global interest rate hikes.

AI Investment Concerns

Persistent doubts about AI spending sustainability pressured technology stocks across Asia.

Commodities Spot
Gold$4131.90-0.68%
Silver$57.19+0.38%
WTI Crude$100.77-2.79%
Brent Crude$111.57+1.84%
Bitcoin$81,407-0.55%
VIX$18.72+1.52%
US 10Y Yield$5.14+0.75%

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