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Samsung and SK Hynix fall as US semiconductor stocks weaken
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares fell early in South Korea on Nov.
5.
At 9:05 a.m.
local time, Samsung was down 3.33% and SK Hynix was down 6.09%.
The declines followed losses in US semiconductor and AI stocks during the previous session.
US stock indexes rose overall after a Democratic landslide eased election uncertainty, while major technology companies including Apple and Microsoft gained.
Several chip companies moved in the opposite direction, including Nvidia, Broadcom, ASML, Intel and Micron.
The weakness in US chip stocks appeared to weigh on investor sentiment toward the South Korean companies; no further developments were stated.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares fell in early trading in South Korea on November 5.
At 9:05 a.m., Samsung was down 3.33% and SK Hynix was down 6.09%.
The declines followed weakness in US semiconductor and artificial intelligence-related stocks.
Major US stock indexes had risen on November 4 after election uncertainty eased.
- Who
- Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
- What
- Their shares fell in early trading, by 3.33% and 6.09%, respectively.
- When
- November 5, 2026; prices were reported at 9:05 a.m. Korea time.
- Where
- South Korea, on the Korea Exchange.
- Why
- US semiconductor and AI-related stocks had weakened, weighing on investor sentiment.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
US stock indexes closed higher as election uncertainty eased, while several semiconductor and AI-related stocks fell.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares were lower in early trading on the Korea Exchange.
- Samsung Electronics
- Down 3.33% to 210,750 won at 9:05 a.m. on November 5
- SK Hynix
- Down 6.09% to 1,311,000 won at 9:05 a.m. on November 5
- Nvidia
- Down 3.17% in US trading on November 4
- Micron Technology
- Down 7.00% in US trading on November 4