Kospi and Kosdaq index on the Korean stock market had a time of a drop of 12% and 13% in the morning session. This caused the South Korean Stock Exchange to activate the transaction suspension mechanism on the market. Show reduction of both indexes around 8%.

This could be Kospi's lowest session for decades. The state stock market has recorded the sale of several consecutive sessions. The major stocks in Kospi such as SK Hynix and Samsung Electrics fell in turn by 5% and 7%.

Get out! [citation variable Kospi index (PDF) over the past month. The graph: Google Finance](httttts://1-kmand.vnecdn.net/2026/03/04/

Major variable Kospi index in the past month. Plot: Google Finance

"Kopsi's decline may be due to a large concentration level on some single stock on the market. We assume that the stock price has dropped in part due to the key operation after the surge. This also reflects the concern that the rate of application at the AI data center slowed down, due to much higher energy costs than the standard data centre", Lorraine Tan - Director of Stock Research at Morning Star Exchange said on *CNBC.

Last year, the Korean stock market increased over 75%. The increase extends to the beginning of this year, enabling the Kospi index to keep its peak in succession by the chip share group going up in the high memory chip demand context.

Get out! The electron shows Kospi index at a trading room in Seoul (2004), March 4, 2026. Image: Reuters

  • Electronics display Kospi indicators at a trading room in Seoul (2004), March 4, 2026. Image: Reuters*

In Japan, Nikkei 225 indexes are currently down 4.6%. Meanwhile, Topix lost over 4%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index is nearly 2%. The Asian stock market fell from the beginning of the week, as the war in the Middle East spread and was more likely to last.

On the Chinese stock market, Shanghai Commodus currently lost 1.4%. The Seng Index (Hong Kong) fell nearly 3%.

Today, China opened the "Lultz Society", shaping the 5th year plan. On 5 March, the Chinese Prime Minister of Justice was expected to publish its economic goals. The recent readings indicate that China's production activity went down in February, due to a temporary suspension of businesses for New Year's Eve.

On the crude oil market, world oil prices continue to go up. Brent Oil is currently up 1% to 82,2 dollars a barrel. US WTI crude oils add 0.5% to nearly 75 dollars. The price was expected to continue to rise, as the war in the Middle East entered the 5th and Iran announced the closure of the Hormuz Channel - the global blood vessels of petroleum.

**Shift Thutique (in CNBC), Reuters

Get out! [citation variable Kospi index (PDF) over the past month. The graph: Google Finance](httttts://1-kmand.vnecdn.net/2026/03/04/

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