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title: "Samsung's stock price plummets, affecting regional tech stocks; analysts: this is a healthy correction distorting the market"
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description: "The Nikkei 225 index fell more than 1.3% in early trading on Tuesday, with semiconductor-related heavyweight stocks declining, as the drop in Samsung Electronics' stock price weighed on regional tech stocks. Kazuaki Shimada, chief strategist at Iwai Cosmo Securities, stated, \"The market is examining Samsung Electronics' stock performance—despite the company's memory chip manufacturing results exceeding market expectations, the stock price has actually fallen.\" Japanese memory chip manufacturer Kioxia's stock price dropped over 10%, and chip-related stocks such as Advantest and Tokyo Electron also fell. Shimada noted, \"This is a healthy correction to a distorted market. The market is selling semiconductor-related stocks and buying value stocks that have become cheap.\""
datetime: "2026-07-07T02:50:55.000Z"
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# Samsung's stock price plummets, affecting regional tech stocks; analysts: this is a healthy correction distorting the market

On July 7th, Jin10 Data reported that the Nikkei 225 index fell more than 1.3% in early trading on Tuesday, with semiconductor-related heavyweight stocks declining, as the drop in Samsung Electronics' stock price dragged down regional tech stocks. Kazuaki Shimada, chief strategist at Iwai Cosmo Securities, stated: "The market is examining Samsung Electronics' stock performance—despite the company's memory chip manufacturing results exceeding market expectations, the stock price has instead fallen." Japanese memory chip manufacturer Kioxia's stock price dropped over 10%, and chip-related stocks such as Advantest and Tokyo Electron also fell. Shimada remarked: "This is a healthy correction to a distorted market. The market is selling semiconductor-related stocks and buying value stocks that have become cheap."

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