Margin balances soar along with chip champions Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix

Broadcom's stock plunge sends shock wave to Samsung, SK Hynix

South Korean stocks are seeing a shift from optimism to caution as investors trim positions and add protection. While chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix powered a…

Margin balances soar along with chip champions Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix

South Korea's KOSPI index saw a sharp decline on Monday. Investors sold off artificial intelligence stocks, revealing the market's heavy reliance on semiconductor giants. Samsung…

South Korea's KOSPI index experienced a significant selloff, plunging 8.23% as investors cashed in on the AI rally, revealing the market's heavy reliance on semiconductor stocks. …

South Korea's KOSPI index plummeted nearly 9% on Monday, triggering circuit breakers, as strong U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of Federal Reserve rate hikes. Tech giants…

A sharp tech selloff exposed concentration risks in Asian markets, where chip giants such as TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix dominate benchmarks. As their rapid gains pushed portfolio…

Korean bonds are the world's worst in 2026, down 7.5%, as the chip boom forces rate hikes. Monday's 8% Kospi crash triggered a circuit breaker while yields held near highs.

Analysts noted that the movement in Korea is “wrapped up in broader” tech moves, such as the Nasdaq sell-off.

Leveraged stock investment by retail investors topped a record 60 trillion won (S$50.6 billion) as at end-May. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea's KOSPI index crashed 8.8%, triggering a circuit breaker halt as Samsung and SK Hynix fell nearly 10% in an AI and semiconductor selloff.

South Korea's KOSPI index dropped 9% intraday as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix led a massive sell-off triggered by AI valuation fears and US rate

South Korea's KOSPI index crashed 8.3% on June 8, triggering circuit breakers. Samsung fell 10.2% while Bitcoin held near $63,000 amid the global tech rout.

South Korean technology stocks rebounded sharply on Tuesday as investors returned to AI-linked shares after a steep three-day selloff that had pushed the KOSPI down more than 15%.…