Asian shares are mixed, while South Korea’s Kospi share index fell 6% on prolonged selling of chipmaking shares

South Korea's Kospi index has plunged over 10% on heavy selling of chipmaking stocks that have gyrated recently due to concerns over the sustainability of the boom in artificial…

SK hynix and Samsung lost around 13 percent, dragging the Kospi index down 10.2 percent, having earlier been paused for a 20-minute circuit-breaker.