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description: "Breaking: South Korea's KOSPI index plummeted -8.2%, falling below the 7700-point level.Following overnight selling of U.S. semiconductor stocks and rising inflation, the South Korean stock market has evaporated over 518.5 trillion won ($350 billion USD) in market value.South Korea's annual inflation rate in June rose to 3.2%, the highest since December 2023, up from 3.1% in May.Samsung and SK Hynix together account for 50% of the index, falling -8.5% and -11.5% respectively.KOSPI and KOSDAQ triggered the seller-side circuit breaker mechanism after the sudden decline."
datetime: "2026-07-02T08:22:10.000Z"
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author: "[辰逸](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/16318663.md)"
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# Breaking: South Korea's KOSPI index plummeted -8.2…


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