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South Korea’s KOSPI falls as worries about AI spending weigh on tech stocks
South Korea’s KOSPI opened down 2.46% on Nov.
3, at 5,715.19.
By 9:06 a.m., the index’s fall had widened to 3.27%.
The country’s two biggest chipmakers, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix also fell, by 4.59% and 5.2%, respectively.
The weakness followed a decline in US semiconductor stocks overnight.
Worries about AI spending and financing weighed on technology shares.
International oil prices fell more than 7% amid hopes that US-Iran talks would resume, but that did not prevent the South Korean market from dropping.
South Korea’s KOSPI fell as much as 3.27% in early trading on November 3.
The index opened 2.46% lower at 5,715.19, according to the Korea Exchange.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix were down 4.59% and 5.2%, respectively, at 9:06.
The article attributed the weakness to worries about AI investment costs and financing burdens weighing on technology stocks.
A more than 7% drop in international oil prices did not prevent the decline.
- Who
- South Korean technology stocks, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, fell alongside the KOSPI.
- What
- The KOSPI opened lower and its decline widened to 3.27% in early trading.
- When
- November 3. The article reported the 9:06 figures.
- Where
- South Korea’s stock market.
- Why
- Concerns about AI investment costs and financing burdens weighed on technology stocks.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The KOSPI opened 2.46% lower at 5,715.19.
The KOSPI’s decline widened to 3.27%, while Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix were down 4.59% and 5.2%, respectively.
- KOSPI opening level
- 5,715.19
- KOSPI opening decline
- 2.46%
- Largest reported early decline
- 3.27%
- Samsung Electronics decline at 9:06
- 4.59%
- SK Hynix decline at 9:06
- 5.2%
- Oil price drop
- More than 7%