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S.Korea’s KOSPI slides over 8%, triggers circuit breaker on fragile tech stocks

Investing.com

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June 26, 2026

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S.Korea’s KOSPI slides over 8%, triggers circuit breaker on fragile tech stocks
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The korea Herald News

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· Jun 26, 2026

Kospi triggers circuit breaker after plunging more than 8%

South Korean stocks triggered a marketwide circuit breaker on Friday after the Kospi plunged more than 8 percent in intraday trading, capping a volatile week marked by sharp swings in chip-heavy shares. The Korea Exchange suspended trading on the Kospi market for 20 minutes from 12:10 p.m. after the benchmark index remained more than 8 percent below the previous session's close for one minute, meeting the conditions for a circuit breaker. Trading in all Kospi-listed shares, as well as stock inde

Yonhap News Agency

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· Jul 2, 2026

(URGENT) Seoul shares plunge nearly 8 pct on tech sell-off amid renewed AI concerns

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UPI

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· Jun 30, 2026

Seoul shares rise nearly 1 pct on tech gains, with upcoming U.S.-Iran talks in focus

Seoul shares rise nearly 1 pct on tech gains, with upcoming U.S.-Iran talks in focus

ArcaMax

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· Jun 23, 2026

Why tech stocks are getting hammered

Tech stocks took another big hit Tuesday as investors sold off shares of companies that have powered the artificial intelligence boom. Technology companies have been spending billions of dollars investing in data centers and infrastructure needed...

Korea Times News

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· Jul 8, 2026

Why Samsung shares are swinging so wildly

Why Samsung shares are swinging so wildly

Bloomberg

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· Jun 23, 2026

Emerging Market Stocks Fall on Korea Selloff; Currencies Weaken

A selloff in South Korea’s technology giants dragged the gauge of emerging-market equities down, while most developing-nations’ currencies weakened as global risk sentiment worsened.

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Related coverage for "S.Korea’s KOSPI slides over 8%, triggers circuit breaker on fragile tech stocks": The korea Herald News — Kospi triggers circuit breaker after plunging more than 8%. Yonhap News Agency — (URGENT) Seoul shares plunge nearly 8 pct on tech sell-off amid renewed AI concerns. UPI — Seoul shares rise nearly 1 pct on tech gains, with upcoming U.S.-Iran talks in focus. ArcaMax — Why tech stocks are getting hammered. Korea Times News — Why Samsung shares are swinging so wildly. Bloomberg — Emerging Market Stocks Fall on Korea Selloff; Currencies Weaken