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description: "South Korea's KOSPI just plunged 8.5% and trading was haltedA first-level circuit breaker froze the market for 20 minutes from just after 9 a.m. Seoul time after the index fell 459 points to 4,925New orders stopped. Only cancellations went throughWall Street's AI rout overnight lit the fuse. Nasdaq -5.5% and S&amp;P -4.4% as blue wave fears hit data center buildoutsSamsung Electronics -10% and SK Hynix -11.7% led the drop. Memory and chips are the core of the KOSPIUS traders see it in $EWY. When Asia's open needs a circuit breaker to catch a Wall Street session, the AI selloff is no longer a one-market storySource: StockMarket.News"
datetime: "2026-11-06T01:58:48.000Z"
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# South Korea's KOSPI just plunged 8.5% and trading …


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