Taiwan stocks in steepest-ever fall, South Korea halts trading amid AI rout

Asian stock markets tied to the AI boom plunged on Friday morning after an overnight tech sell-off on Wall Street, with Taiwan's Taiex falling around 9% in morning trading on Nov. 6 and South Korea halting trading. Investors worried about possible delays in data center construction following a sweeping Democratic victory in the U.S. midterm elections.