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Rest of the world update: Nikkei drops 4.9% as tech sell-off hits Asia

Asian markets closed lower, led by a sharp fall in Tokyo, whilst European indices were mixed at midday as headlines pointed to a global technology sell-off following hotter-than-expected US inflation data.

15 Oct 2026, 12:431 min readby the LedgerPoint team

Indices

Asia-Pacific sessions have finished for the day. Japan and mainland China took the heaviest losses. European markets were mixed by midday UK time.

  • Nikkei 225 (Japan): closed at 64,425.95, down 4.9%
  • Hang Seng (Hong Kong): closed at 24,062.72, down 1.03%
  • Shanghai Composite (China): closed at 3,707.48, down 1.59%
  • ASX 200 (Australia): closed at 8,719.70, down 0.09%
  • DAX (Germany): was trading at 25,192.37, down 0.42%
  • CAC 40 (France): was trading at 7,887.21, up 0.18%
  • Euro Stoxx 50: was trading at 6,134.42, down 0.9%

Stock movers

Fallers

  • Samsung Electronics closed at 210,000 KRW, down 9.48%, the biggest move on our list today.
  • ASML was trading at €1,443.00, down 5.58%.
  • Alibaba closed at HK$106.40, down 3.71%.
  • Tencent closed at HK$417.80, down 1.32%.

Risers

  • Nestlé was trading at CHF 80.31, up 1.8%.
  • LVMH was trading at €394.10, up 1.17%.
  • SAP was trading at €198.58, up 0.83%.
  • Toyota closed at ¥3,029.00, up 0.6%, bucking the wider fall in Tokyo.

In the news

  • Headlines overnight reported that global shares mostly declined, led by sharp drops in Asia. Markets in South Korea and Japan sank as a sell-off in technology shares deepened after US stocks fell on hotter-than-expected inflation data.
  • Reports this morning said the tech sell-off had moved from Wall Street overnight into Asian trading hubs. The hotter-than-expected US inflation figures were reported to have sent borrowing costs surging worldwide.
  • Headlines also point to European markets moving lower on Thursday. The global tech sell-off and the US inflation data were reported to have raised concerns about interest rates and equity valuations.

In short, technology-heavy markets and stocks bore the brunt of the declines, whilst some consumer names in Europe edged higher.

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