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1. Asia midday markets: most major indexes fall; Hang Seng up 0.56%, Taiwan closed for Typhoon Champi

   As of about 12:00 Hong Kong time on Oct 23, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.01%, the KOSPI 1.03%, the Shanghai Composite 1.20% and the Shenzhen Component 1.60%, while Singapore's Straits Times Index slipped 0.11%; the Hang Seng Index rose 0.56%. The Taiwan Stock Exchange was closed all day because of Typhoon Champi. Nikkei Asia reported that SK Hynix had abandoned plans for an IPO of its US unit.

   Oct 23, 2026 Afternoon
2. Asian markets at midday: Hang Seng −2.87%, KOSPI −2.72%, Nikkei −1.76% as CSI 300 slides into bear territory

   As of about 11:58 Hong Kong time on Oct 22, the Nikkei 225 was down 1.76%, the KOSPI 2.72%, the Shanghai Composite 0.89%, the Shenzhen Component 1.78%, the Hang Seng 2.87%, Taiwan's TAIEX 1.12% and Singapore's Straits Times Index 0.26% (Yahoo Finance data). CNA said investors were weighing US tech earnings and Gulf tensions, with the MSCI Asia-Pacific ex-Japan index down 0.2% early and on track for a fourth weekly fall. The Bank of Korea held its base rate at 3%, and Taiwan's market opened higher before turning negative, swinging nearly 700 points.

   Oct 22, 2026 Afternoon