Asian tech stocks also sank on Friday as the rollercoaster ride that has characterised the week continued into the weekend, while crude prices edged back down after a brief rally sparked by news of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

South Korean stocks tumbled nearly 10 percent Tuesday as foreign investors dumped major semiconductor shares and other market heavyweights amid profit-taking, t

South Korea’s Kospi index tumbled 10 per cent, triggering a 20-minute trading halt. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.