South Korea's KOSPI index fell 14.5% this week, marking its largest weekly decline since October 2008.

BlockBeats news, October 16 — According to Bitget market data, South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 113.82 points today, a gain of 2.05%, at 5,668.04 points. The Nikkei 225 index closed up 898.34 points today, a gain of 1.39%, at 65,324.29 points. Samsung Electronics rose 2.62%, and SK Hynix rose 0.79%.

In addition, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 14.5% this week, the largest weekly decline since October 2008.