Global marketsUpdated November 6

Asia-Pacific markets fall sharply amid technology-stock selling

The Saudi Press Agency reported a sharp Friday decline across Asia-Pacific markets amid strong selling in technology shares. South Korea led: the Kospi closed down more than 6% at 5,059.69, bringing its weekly loss to 11.7%, while the Kosdaq fell 5.03% to 644.27. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 5.96% to 57,434.77, China’s CSI 300 dropped 1.44% to 4,054.28, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 1.32% in the final trading hour. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.49% to 9,020.8.

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