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Asia markets in red: South Korea and Japan lead deep tech selloff; Japan industrial output revised down
Market context: EWJ: Japan tech selloff directly impacts the broader Japanese equity ETF. Deep tech selloff in Japan and downward-revised industrial output weigh on Japanese equities. EWY: South Korea led the tech selloff, directly hitting Korean equities. Sharp tech decline pressures Korean market ETFs on risk-off sentiment. SOXX: A deep tech selloff involving Korea and Japan semiconductors weighs on the global semis ETF. Sector-wide rotation out of semis amplifies downside for the semiconductor ETF. TSM: Asian tech selloffs typically spill over to Taiwan-listed semiconductor heavyweights. Regional tech weakness creates downward pressure on Taiwan semiconductor stocks.
Why it matters
EWJ (Japan ETF) · Why linked: Japan tech selloff directly impacts the broader Japanese equity ETF. Market context: Deep tech selloff in Japan and downward-revised industrial output weigh on Japanese equities.
EWY (iShares MSCI South Korea ETF) · Why linked: South Korea led the tech selloff, directly hitting Korean equities. Market context: Sharp tech decline pressures Korean market ETFs on risk-off sentiment.
SOXX (iShares Semiconductor ETF) · Why linked: A deep tech selloff involving Korea and Japan semiconductors weighs on the global semis ETF. Market context: Sector-wide rotation out of semis amplifies downside for the semiconductor ETF.
TSM (TSMC) · Why linked: Asian tech selloffs typically spill over to Taiwan-listed semiconductor heavyweights. Market context: Regional tech weakness creates downward pressure on Taiwan semiconductor stocks.
How EWJ, EWY, SOXX usually react
This story is too recent for its own reaction record — we score each asset against the actual price move 24h after publication. These are the long-run figures across every event we have tracked for them.
| Asset | Events | Avg max move | Closed lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWJ | 6 | +1.03% | 33% |
| EWY | 4 | +4.00% | 25% |
| SOXX | 10 | +2.05% | 50% |
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