Asian stocks tumbled as China's CSI 300 slid 2% into a bear market, 20% below its June peak, while Japan's Nikkei 225 fell about 3%, South Korea's Kospi 3.5% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng 3%. Chinese tech shares traded in Hong Kong had their worst session since President Donald Trump's April 2025 “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, and the tech benchmark is more than 40% below its peak, nearly erasing gains from Beijing's Sept. 24 stimulus package. Mixed U.S. third-quarter earnings added to uncertainty over AI investment, with Tesla down about 3% after cutting its capital-spending forecast. Bitcoin slipped toward $82,000, gold fell below $4,100 an ounce, and Brent crude rose above $112 a barrel.
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BTC/USDT
▼ Likely negativeBitcoin
Relevance: medium
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 84,093.42 |
| Change that session | +1.28% |
ETH/USDT
▼ Likely negativeEthereum
Relevance: medium
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $294.2B |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 2,473.76 |
| Change that session | +1.00% |
BNB/USDT
▼ Likely negativeBNB
Relevance: low
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Exchange tokens |
| Market cap | $95.8B |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 746.31 |
| Change that session | +0.62% |
SOL/USDT
▼ Likely negativeSolana
Relevance: low
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $61.0B |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 106.97 |
| Change that session | +0.40% |
VNINDEX
▼ Likely negativeRelevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Close on 10/22/2026 | 1,760.63 |
| Change that session | +1.26% |
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