Morning Bid: Seoul-sapping selloff By Mike Dolan Wed, March 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM GMT+5:30 3 min read By Mike Dolan March 4 - What matters in U. S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets The ongoing Middle East eruption shocked Asia's stock markets on Wednesday, with South Korea's Kospi plummeting 12% for its worst day ever and Japan's Nikkei and Taiwan's benchmark each losing about 4%. The Korean won hit its weakest in 17 years, while Seoul and several other Asian centers were forced to suspend trading periodically thanks to the scale of the selloff.
