Asian Stocks Plunge Amid Global AI Selloff
South Korea’s Kospi Index dropped 8.8%, triggering a circuit breaker, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares falling over 9%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 6.2%, and the MSCI Asia Pacific Index declined 2.9%. Futures indicated further losses in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China as the global AI-related market slump deepened.
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