Asian stocks plunged across the board on Friday, with Taiwan stocks falling more than 800 points and Nikkei falling more than 2,000 points.

Asian stock markets fell on Friday (11th). (European News Agency file photo)

[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] The U.S. stock market closed down on Thursday, and Asian stocks are not optimistic today (11th). Taiwan stocks fell all the way after opening, falling by more than 800 points; the Nikkei Index fell by more than 2,000 points; the South Korean Composite Index fell by more than 2%.

In the U.S. stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 316.56 points, or 0.60%, to close at 52064.10 points; the S&P 500 Index fell 44.66 points, or 0.58%, to close at 7591.70 points; the Nasdaq Index fell 171.61 points, or 0.65%, to close at 26081.73 points; the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 317.15 points, or 2.66%, to close at 11614.17 points.

The Nikkei Index fell below 65,000 points at the opening and opened at 64,276.82 points. Subsequently, the index's decline continued to expand. At 9:20 Taipei time, it fell 2,062.32 points to 63,208.63 points. At 9:26 Taipei time, the index fell 1,756.11 points, down 2.69%, and was temporarily reported at 63,514.84 points.

As for the Korean stock market, the South Korea Composite Index opened at 6802.50 points, down 231.42 points from the previous trading day. At 9:27 Taipei time, it fell 186.11 points or 2.63% to temporarily report at 6849.26 points.

As for Taiwan stocks, Taiwan stocks opened lower on Friday (11th), opening at 46651.21 points, a drop of 289.28 points. The decline continued to expand, falling 813.41 points in early trading to hit 46127.08 points.