The stock, bond, and currency markets in Japan and South Korea all declined; South Korean stocks closed down more than 6%.
ME News May 15 (UTC+8) reports that market risk sentiment has declined, with South Korea's KOSPI falling 6.12% to 7,493.2 points on Friday, after briefly surpassing 8,000 points during the session. Technology stocks experienced capital outflows, with SK Hynix dropping 7.66% and Samsung Electronics falling 8.61%. The Nikkei 225 declined 1.99% to 61,409.29 points. Currency fluctuations occurred among Japan, the US, and South Korea, with the US dollar approaching or breaking through the 1,500 mark against the Korean won, and Korean bond yields rising.