Asia's stock markets dive amid Iran-Israel conflict, Wall Street jitters

Author: John PowerPublished on: June 8, 2026Country: South Korea

Business & EconomyWorld / International

Asia's stock markets dive amid Iran-Israel conflict, Wall Street jitters

Asian stock markets fell sharply on Monday, with South Korea's KOSPI dropping nearly 9% in early trading, triggering the exchange's circuit breaker for the second time this year. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined 10.2% and 7.6% respectively. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 3.9% and China's SSE Composite index lost 2.5%.

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