South Korean shares sink over 5% as SK Hynix profit-taking hits, Nikkei falls too

The selloff shows the Gulf conflict's oil shock feeding directly into Asian equity sentiment, with Japanese investors pricing in higher input costs just as corporate earnings season gets underway, a combination that could weigh on Nikkei sentiment through the reporting period if oil stays elevated. The far sharper move in Seoul, deep enough to trigger a tem…

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