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Asian Equities Plunge: Nikkei Slides Below 55,000 as KOSPI Futures Trigger Circuit Breakers
Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell below the psychological 55,000 threshold, closing at 54,978.86 (down 2.31%), while South Korea’s KOSPI 200 futures plunged about 5%, triggering a five-minute halt to program trading. The moves coincided with sharp commodity price swings and broader risk-off sentiment across the region.
Flash Crash in Precious Metals Wipes Across Asia: 13 Chinese Futures Halted as Indonesian Stocks Plunge
A rapid sell‑off in international precious metals markets on 2–3 February triggered a cascade of limit‑down moves across 13 Chinese futures contracts and sharp equity losses across Asia. Indonesia’s market fell nearly 5% and South Korea briefly invoked an emergency trading halt, underscoring crowded long positions, leverage and fragile liquidity. Regulators and exchanges have responded with valuation changes and supervisory interventions, but the episode raises questions about market structure and systemic risk.