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 plunged 5.54% to 8,161 as Samsung and SK Hynix cratered, dragging emerging market assets into a third straight session of losses.

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