According to CoinMeta, the Democratic Party in the United States achieved victory in the congressional elections. In Japan and South Korea, stock markets tumbled by 4% in the early session, but then rebounded in the afternoon. By the close of trading, the Nikkei 225 index fell by 893.23 points, or 1.42%, to 62,188.63 points; the South Korean kospi index rose by 34.88 points, or 0.62%, to 5,683.67 points. SK Hynix closed down 0.14%, having once fallen by 6% during the session, while Samsung Electronics closed down 0.68%.