SEOUL, June 8 : South Korea's stock benchmark plunged nearly 9 per cent on Monday, tripping circuit breakers, after robust U.S. jobs data lifted bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike and unleashed a selloff in the tech‑heavy market that had powered the broader AI rally.The KOSPI fell as much as 8.8 per cent i

The South Korean benchmark Kospi plunged more than 8 percent Monday, mirroring a rout in US semiconductor stocks on Wall Street, which triggered a circuit break

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…