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Severe tech rout triggers trading halts across Asian markets

Asian equity benchmarks suffered significant losses on June 26, 2026, as a massive sell-off in technology and semiconductor stocks rippled through the region. South Korea’s KOSPI led the decline with a 7.7% drop, necessitating an automatic suspension of trading after a circuit breaker was triggered during the morning session.

Hardware price hikes and IPO delays dampen investor sentiment

Market confidence was severely shaken following news that Apple and Microsoft raised prices for consumer electronics to offset soaring costs for memory and storage chips. Sentiment further soured on reports that OpenAI might postpone its initial public offering until 2027, leading to a 12.5% plunge in shares of major backer SoftBank Group.

Japanese stocks face technical correction as inflation accelerates

The Nikkei 225 plummeted more than 4% to close below 70,000, entering a sharp technical correction from its recent record highs. Economic data released the same day showed Tokyo’s core inflation accelerated for the first time in eight months, reinforcing expectations that the Bank of Japan will continue to raise its policy interest rate, which was recently lifted to 1%.

Indian exchanges remain closed for holiday amid weekly resilience

The National Stock Exchange and BSE were closed on June 26, 2026, in observance of Muharram. While the Indian market was inactive today, the Nifty 50 finished the prior session flat at 24,056, marking its third consecutive week of marginal gains as technical support held despite global volatility.