Stock Market Crash 2024 Japan. Japan was hit the hardest. Trading was halted for short periods of time monday in japan and south korea as circuit breakers designed to prevent panic selling were triggered multiple times.

The 12.4% loss on the nikkei was the worst day for the index since the black monday of 1987. Japanese stocks plunged friday as global markets were rattled by worries about the us economy and as traders braced for further interest rate hikes from the bank of japan.