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South Korea’s KOSPI Triggers 20-Minute Halt After 8% Drop

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The Nikkei 225 also fell 3.65%, slipping below 59,000 in the same regional session.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Eun-jin = On the 6th, the KOSPI plummeted by more than 8%, breaking the 5,000 mark during trading.

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The KOSPI plunged 8% immediately after opening on the 6th, breaking below the 5,000 mark. This marks the first time the index has fallen below 5,000 during trading hours in nine months, since February 6 (4,899.30). In effect, this means the KOSPI has given back most of its gains from the first half of the year. As of 9:02 AM on that day, the KOSPI stood at 493, down 8.32% from the previous day.

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The KOSPI plummeted below the 5,000 mark for the first time in nine months following a sell-off of AI-related stocks originating from the U.S. U.S. stock markets, including the Nasdaq, have also entered a correction phase, with semiconductor and AI technology stocks falling sharply in particular. Market experts attribute the cause of this decline to increased selling pressure on leading stocks by hedge funds seeking to realize year-end profits.

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As a semiconductor shock originating from the U.S. struck the domestic stock market, the KOSPI plummeted below the 5,000 mark for the first time in nine months. According to the Korea Exchange on the 6th, as of 9:25 a.m., the KOSPI was trading at 4,923.47, down 8.55% from the previous close (5,383.80). The index opened at 5,263.26, down 120.54 points (-2.24%) from the previous trading day, and then widened its losses. The Exchange triggered a …

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