South Korea's KOSPI Index opened with a 2.79% decline, with SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics both dropping around 3%.

BlockBeats News, September 2nd, according to Bitget market data, the South Korean KOSPI index opened down 190.62 points, a decrease of 2.79%, to 6645.18 points. SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics both fell by about 3%.

The Nikkei 225 index opened down 1058.52 points, a decrease of 1.60%, to 65156.82 points.