Asian benchmark stock indices trended lower following declines on Wall Street and a surge in oil prices. South Korea's KOSPI index fell nearly 3%, with leading chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix experiencing share price drops ahead of the Bank of Japan's announcement to keep interest rates unchanged.
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