{"id":342086,"date":"2026-11-06T14:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=342086"},"modified":"2026-11-06T14:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:07:41","slug":"asian-markets-sell-off-nikkei-225-kospi-taiex-hang-seng-data-after-us-midterm-results-and-ai-sell-off-6-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/asian-markets-sell-off-nikkei-225-kospi-taiex-hang-seng-data-after-us-midterm-results-and-ai-sell-off-6-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Markets Sell-Off: How the US Midterm Results and the AI Sell-Off Hit the Nikkei 225, Kospi, Taiwan and China"},"content":{"rendered":"

6 Nov 2026 close: Nikkei 225 and Kospi about -6%, Taiex -4.5% (CNN). Thursday: Nasdaq -5.52%, S&P 500 -4.36%. Hang Seng +3.7% on 5 Nov (AP). India flat at open.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Asian markets sell-off on 6 November 2026 hit chip-heavy indices hardest: per CNN the Nikkei 225 and Kospi both closed about 6% lower and Taiwan’s Taiex ended 4.5% down. It followed a steep Nasdaq fall on Thursday after the US midterm results. India’s Sensex and Nifty were flat to slightly lower at the open.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The Asian markets sell-off<\/strong> on Friday, 6 November 2026, followed a tech-led fall on Wall Street, and the Nikkei 225<\/strong> was at the centre of it, with Japan, South Korea and Taiwan taking the heaviest losses. This article lays out the data country by country, explains why AI-linked stocks drove the move after the US midterm results, per the press, and shows what it meant for India.<\/p>\n

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