KOSPI slides nearly 6% amid profit-taking in chips - The Korea Times

Foreign sell-off in chip stocks drags KOSPI down 10% - The Korea Times

Samsung and SK hynix plunged 12% as foreign investors dumped $3.8B in Korean chip stocks, dragging KOSPI down 10% and halting trading. Analysts characterize the move as semiconductor profit-taking, not macro weakness—signaling volatility risk for chip-dependent tech stacks.