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 concentrated index weightings amplified market swings in both directions. This dynamic is now being watched globally as Korea is central to the AI hardware supply chain. Regulators are monitoring the situation and considering additional measures to curb volatility.

SK Hynix shares are down more than 35 per cent from their June all-time high amid worries over the sustainability of AI spending. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at…

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

SK Hynix shares swing in Seoul as an AI memory selloff wipes $1.5 trillion from semiconductor market caps, even as the company's US ADR IPO prices above

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…

SK Hynix and Samsung plunged 12% as Asia's semiconductor selloff triggered a KOSPI circuit breaker. Bitcoin showed resilience amid the AI stock carnage.

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…