De Koreaanse aandelenmarkt daalde sterk vanwege zorgen over de handel in kunstmatige intelligentie en hogere inflatie in de Verenigde Staten. De benchmark-index van Zuid-Korea daalde met 6,73% tot 5.604,6. In het begin was er zelfs sprake van een daling van meer dan 5%, waardoor de beursoperator noodgedwongen handel voor vijf minuten moest onderbreken.
Seoul stocks were trading sharply lower late Thursday morning as concerns over artificial intelligence trade and US inflation data sparked a sell-off of major tech shares. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 404.21 points, or 6.73 percent, to 5,604.6 as of 11:20 a.m. In early trading, the benchmark index had fallen over 5 percent, triggering the country's bourse operator to temporary suspend trading for five minutes. Overnight, US stocks closed lower as concerns over the sustain