South Korea’s Kospi falls 5%, other stocks tumble as AI rout deepens, silver hammered

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, opens new tab fell 0.9%, led by a 5% dive in South Korea’s Kospi, opens new tab which triggered a brief trading halt shortly after the open. Japan’s Nikkei 225, opens new tab shed 0.7%, while S&P 500 e-mini futures slid 0.6% as Nasdaq e-mini futures tumbled 1.1%.