South Korea's KOSPI index has lost 33% of its value since June and fell another 7.3% between July 27 and 28, triggering its 8th circuit breaker of the year, according to Disruption Banking. The articl…
South Korea's KOSPI dropped more than 10% on Tuesday, on track for its worst month in over 30 years, as investors dumped shares of Samsung and SK Hynix, dragging down US chip stocks. The sell-off has …
Crypto-native retail traders are rotating capital from memecoins into AI and semiconductor stocks, with Upbit's daily trading volume plummeting nearly 80% year-over-year to $1.8B by November 2025 and …
A global selloff in semiconductor stocks on July 27-28, led by a 5% drop in Nvidia and an 8.5% decline in ASML, has raised doubts about the sustainability of AI-related capital expenditures, with Sout…
South Korea's KOSPI market is experiencing a crash driven by AI chip volatility and investor fear, as the narrative shifts from a 'buy everything AI' mentality to demanding proof of productivity from …
SK Hynix shares plunged 14.65% to 1.55 million won in Seoul on Tuesday, their second-largest decline of 2026, as a global semiconductor sell-off hit South Korea's memory-chip producers amid fears over…
South Korea's KOSPI index crashed 10.84% to close at 6,023.66 on Tuesday, its lowest since April 14, driven by a heavy tech selloff amid growing skepticism over large-scale AI infrastructure investmen…
South Korea's KOSPI index sank more than 10% on Tuesday as shares in memory-chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunged as much as 13.4% and 14%, respectively, driven by investor concerns ove…
Asian markets fell sharply as AI-linked anxiety triggered a tech selloff, with South Korea's KOSPI and Japan's Nikkei suffering steep losses amid concerns over capital requirements and valuation press…
The Korea Exchange (KRX) activated a circuit breaker for the KOSPI on Tuesday after the index plunged more than 8 percent, halting trading for 20 minutes. The sell-off was driven by investors dumping …
South Korea's KOSPI index tumbled nearly 5% on Tuesday, led by a slump in chipmaker stocks amid growing worries over the artificial intelligence sector. The benchmark index fell 4.8% to 2,456.32, its …
South Korea's KOSPI surged 4.40% to close at 7,096.89 on Thursday, reclaiming the 7,000 level for the first time in five sessions, after Alphabet raised its 2026 capital expenditure guidance to $195 b…
Seoul stocks surged 2.42 percent late Thursday morning, with the KOSPI reaching 6,961.92, driven by tech gains after Alphabet's second-quarter earnings beat expectations, including 82 percent on-year …
South Korea's KOSPI opened 2.56% higher Thursday, driven by a tech rally after Alphabet reported better-than-expected Q2 revenue with 82% cloud growth and raised capital expenditure forecasts for AI d…
Korean retail investors face amplified losses as the KOSPI index corrects from 9,000 to 6,000 points, exacerbated by single-stock leveraged ETFs introduced by Korean regulators. Chinese startup Moonsh…
SK Hynix surpassed Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable company, with a market capitalization of 2,080.4 trillion won ($1.35 trillion) on June 23, driven by a 300% year-to-date su…
South Korea's KOSPI index has been transformed into an AI-fueled casino, with more than half of all circuit breakers in its history triggered in the past six months due to extreme volatility from leve…
Asian equity markets opened sharply lower Friday, with South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index tumbling more than 6% amid a renewed sell-off in semiconductor and technology stocks, according to Disruption…
South Korea's semiconductor exports hit a record $37.16 billion in May 2026, up 169.4% year-over-year, driven by global AI chip demand, prompting the government to raise its 2026 GDP growth forecast t…
Leveraged exchange-traded funds have become a dominant force in South Korea's stock market, amplifying volatility in semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as retail and institutional m…