- Chip stocks are in freefall from Seoul to Wall Street. Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft report this week Quartz —
- World shares are mixed, while South Korea’s Kospi sinks nearly 11% on heavy selling of chipmakers The Philadelphia Inquirer —
- (2nd LD) Seoul shares crash over 10 pct on heavy tech selloff amid AI skepticism Yonhap News Agency —
- AI stock sell-off continues as investors dump chipmakers Financial Times —
- Bourse operator issues circuit breaker for KOSPI on sharp fall Korea Times —
- Seoul shares fall again, dropping over 6 pct on tech losses amid Middle East tensions UPI —
- KOSPI tumbles back below 7,000 in 'Black Thursday' rout Korea Times —
- South Korea raises rates for first time since 2023 on AI chip boom The Straits Times —
- Bank of Korea raises rates to 2.75% in first hike in over three years CNBC —
- BOK hikes rate after yearlong pause The Korea Herald —
- Bank of Korea Raises Rate for First Time Since 2023 Wall Street Journal —
- South Korea raises rates to battle inflation pressure from Iran war Financial Times —
- BOK raises rates for 1st time in more than 3 years Korea Times —
- BOK Delivers First Rate Hike Since Early 2023 Amid Chip-Led Boom Bloomberg —
- Samsung flags 19-fold jump in profit, but shares slump RTE —
- Apple raises prices on Macs and iPads amid the AI boom Bangkok Post —
- Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips ABC News —
- Apple, Microsoft hike prices over surging chip costs Al Jazeera —
- Tech stocks tumble for a second day. Here's what is behind the selloff. CBS News —
- Seoul stocks end at record peak of above 9,000 on extended chip rally UPI —
KOSPI
Stock market index
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index is the index of all common stocks traded on the Stock Market Division—previously, Korea Stock Exchange—of the Korea Exchange. It is the representative stock market index of South Korea, analogous to the S&P 500 in the United States.
KOSPI Crashes Over 10% in Chip Rout