South Korea's KOSPI index plunged 5.54% to 8,161 as Samsung and SK Hynix cratered, dragging emerging market assets into a third straight session of losses.

Foreign investors sold over $30 billion in South Korean equities across 12 sessions, with Samsung and SK Hynix hit hardest as the KOSPI plunges to crisis

South Korea's KOSPI index plunged 5.54% to 8,161 as Samsung and SK Hynix cratered, dragging emerging market assets into a third straight session of losses.