South Korea's Kospi reversed yesterday's gains, falling 2.2 percent in early trading after chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung both lost several percent, according to AFP.
Japan's Nikkei 225 also fell 1.1 percent, while the broader Topix fell 0.3 percent. Japanese tech companies also fell, including Kioxia and Tokyo Electron.
In China, the Shanghai index fell 1.1 percent, while the Shenzhen index fell even more, by 2.0 percent.
The Hong Kong-based Hang Seng posted one of the biggest declines, falling 2.5 percent.
