US Democrats Sweep Congress, Japanese and South Korean Stock Markets Stage V-Shaped Rebound

On Nov. 4, Japanese and South Korean stock markets initially plunged around 4% in the early session before recovering from session lows in the afternoon. At the close, the Nikkei 225 Index fell 893.23 points, down 1.42% to 62,188.63. South Korea's KOSPI Index rose 34.88 points, up 0.62% to 5,683.67; SK Hynix closed down 0.14% after dipping as much as 6% intraday, while Samsung Electronics fell 0.68%.(Jinshi)