KOSPI Index Today's Trend: Samsung Drops 17% in 5 Days, Why Is It Dragging Down the South Korean Stock Market?
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The South Korean KOSPI index tumbled 6.1% to near 5,996 points, marking the fifth consecutive trading day of decline, with a cumulative drop of over 15% in those five days, and is about 35% lower than its historical high set in June. Bull Theory estimates that the market value has evaporated by approximately 229 trillion Korean won (150 billion US dollars). Memory chip stocks led the decline, with Samsung Electronics falling 6.8% at one point, and SK Hynix falling 8.5% at one point, with Samsung experiencing a cumulative decline of over 17% in those five days. After the KOSPI 200 futures fell 5.1%, the exchange activated the sidecar mechanism, suspending programmed selling for 5 minutes. The reason for this sell-off was not specified in the original text.
KOSPI Index Today's Trend: Samsung Drops 17% in 5 Days, Why Is It Dragging Down the South Korean Stock Market?
The South Korean KOSPI index tumbled 6.1% to near 5,996 points. This is the fifth consecutive trading day of decline for the index, with a cumulative drop of over 15% in these five days, bringing it about 35% below its historical high set in June.
Bull Theory It is estimated that the market value has evaporated by approximately 229 trillion Korean won (150 billion US dollars).
Storage chip stocks led the decline, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix accounting for about half of that index. Samsung Electronics once fell by 6.8%, and SK Hynix once fell by 8.5%; among them, Samsung's cumulative decline over 5 trading days exceeded 17%.
After the KOSPI 200 futures fell by 5.1%, the exchange activated the sidecar mechanism, suspending programmed selling for 5 minutes.
The reason for this sale was not explained in the original text.
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