https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/s-korea-s-kospi-slumps-8-triggers-circuit-breaker-as-ai-rally-turns-tailContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/s-korea-s-kospi-slumps-8-triggers-circuit-breaker-as-ai-rally-turns-tailhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/s-korea-s-kospi-slumps-8-triggers-circuit-breaker-as-ai-rally-turns-tail#u14153Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:56:10 +0000The KOSPI index plunged over 8%, triggering a marketwide circuit breaker and a brief trading halt. The decline was driven by profit-taking and a reversal of the AI and semiconductor rally. This slump contributed to a broader tech-led rout across Asian markets.What's confirmed:The KOSPI index plunged more than 8% in intraday trading.The marketwide drop triggered a circuit breaker and a brief trading halt.The selloff followed a rally in AI and semiconductor stocks.Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both saw price drops.The KOSPI decline coincided with losses in the Nikkei 225.Still unconfirmed:Inv