Asian stocks today (March 30, 2026): Kospi down 4%, Nikkei sheds 2,400 points; markets sink as Middle East crisis intensifies

Asian markets opened the week on a weak footing, with investor sentiment weighed down by surging oil prices and escalating tensions in the ongoing US-Iran conflict. While Nikkei slid 5%, South Korea’s Kospi fell over 4%, though the indices later pared some of the losses.On […]