South Korea's KOSPI fell 8.4% on June 8, halting trade for 20 minutes as a chip selloff hit Samsung and SK Hynix and rattled crypto markets.

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

Korea's bourse operator on Monday activated a circuit breaker for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the index nosedived by...