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Asian stocks end lower, ASX 200 down 0.3% and KOSPI down 3.7%

20 October 2026, 08:30 UTCASIAMarket wrap
Asian stocks end lower, ASX 200 down 0.3% and KOSPI down 3.7%

0 of 5 major Asian indices rose on Tuesday. The ASX 200 did best (−0.3%) and the KOSPI did worst (−3.7%).

Asian stocks ended lower on Tuesday 20 October. The Nikkei 225 dropped 1.3% to 64,075; the Hang Seng Index dropped 1.3% to 23,868; the CSI 300 gave up 0.5% to 4,152.11; the KOSPI plummeted 3.7% to 5,552.74; and the S&P/ASX 200 gave up 0.3% to 8,816.90.

Over the past five trading days, the S&P/ASX 200 has been the strongest of the group (+0.4%) and the KOSPI the weakest (−8.0%). For the year to date, the Nikkei 225 is up 27.3%.

Index levels and daily changes are in the table below; the full list is on the world indices page.

The numbers

MarketLastDayWeek
Nikkei 22564,075.42−1.30%−5.46%
Hang Seng Index23,867.74−1.32%−1.66%
CSI 3004,152.11−0.54%−2.89%
KOSPI5,552.74−3.73%−8.00%
S&P/ASX 2008,816.90−0.33%+0.38%
Prices are end-of-day from our own data. Educational only.

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