South Korea's KOSPI has entered bear market territory after falling about 25% from its late-June record high, following a spectacular AI-driven rally. Reuters said the correction highlights risks from the market's heavy reliance on semiconductor stocks and leveraged retail trading.

South Korea's benchmark Kospi index plunged 6% on Monday as rising tensions in the Gulf and soaring oil prices rattled global markets. The selloff, led by sharp declines in…

South Korean shares plunge over 5% as chipmakers falter amid AI concerns, triggering trading curbs on the KOSPI.

South Korea's Kospi plunged 5% on Tuesday, extending its two-day decline to nearly 14% and taking the index into bear market territory. The benchmark has fallen over 31% from its…

South Korea's KOSPI has entered bear market territory after falling about 25% from its late-June record high, following a spectacular AI-driven rally. Reuters said the correction…

South Korea's AI stock boom is now a cautionary tale of leverage's power. SK Hynix's plunge triggered billions in stock sales, deepening the Kospi's slide. Leveraged products and…

(Bloomberg) -- Semiconductor stocks tumbled across Asia, dragging regional equities lower, as investors became more skeptical that the artificial intelligence-driven rally can…

South Korea's Kospi slumped as much as 8%, briefly triggering a sidecar trading curb, as a Bank of Korea rate hike, a sharp sell-off in AI chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK…