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By Julie Binoche
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The Kospi index plunged over 12% on March 4, forcing emergency trading halts as investors fled Korean equities amid escalating Middle East tensions and growing AI fears that…
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Circuit breakers kicked in automatically. The massive sell-off marked one of the worst single-day crashes in South Korean market history, with panic selling overwhelming the…
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Rising tensions involving Iran and other Middle Eastern powers spooked investors worldwide, triggering a massive flight to safety that hammered risk assets across Asia.
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And there's more troubling news. AI disruption fears are also weighing heavily on traditional industries, creating uncertainty about which business models will survive the tech…
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Samsung Electronics got crushed, dropping nearly 10% as the tech giant's shares led the broader market decline.
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Japan's Nikkei and China's Shanghai Composite also fell, though their losses were more modest compared to Seoul's bloodbath.
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Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki called an emergency meeting with top financial regulators to assess the damage and figure out what steps might be needed to calm markets.
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Financial stocks took a beating too. Shinhan Financial Group and KB Financial Group both dropped over 8% as investors worried about their exposure to volatile markets.
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Foreign investors bailed out fast, selling over 1 trillion won worth of Korean stocks by market close.
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Trading volumes exploded to record levels as the sell-off intensified. The Korea Exchange said the surge in activity stressed brokerage systems, causing minor delays in…
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The Bank of Korea stayed silent. No statement came from the central bank about potential rate cuts or other emergency measures, leaving investors guessing about what policymakers…
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Currency traders noted the won's weakness reflected broader concerns about Korea's export-dependent economy.
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The Seoul trading floor was pretty chaotic, with veteran traders saying they hadn't seen this kind of panic in years.
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But diplomatic talks might provide some relief. A high-level meeting is scheduled for later this week, with representatives from South Korea, the United States, and other…
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The Korea Exchange reported that margin calls spiked dramatically as leveraged positions got squeezed by the massive price swings.
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