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South Korea’s Kospi index jumps nearly 18% on a surge in chipmaking stocks

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 3 developments

BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea’s Kospi index jumped nearly 18% on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street as artificial intelligence-related stocks bounced back after losses earlier this week.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. South Korea halts stock trading as Kospi plunges more than 8%

    Headline from UPI ·

  2. World shares are mixed and South Korea's Kospi share index falls 6%, while oil prices surge

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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    South Korea’s Kospi index jumps nearly 18% on a surge in chipmaking stocks

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

22 articles, oldest first.

  1. WTOP Washington DC

    South Korea’s Kospi index sinks more than 9%, triggering a trading halt, on heavy selling of chipmaking stocks (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    HONG KONG (AP) — South Korea’s Kospi index sinks more than 9%, triggering a trading halt, on heavy selling of…

  2. UPI

    South Korea halts stock trading as Kospi plunges more than 8% (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    South Korea halted Kospi trading for 20 minutes after the index plunged more than 8% Tuesday, led by steep losses in major chip stocks.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    South Korea's Kospi share index drops nearly 7% on prolonged selling of chipmaking shares (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    South Korea's Kospi share index drops nearly 7% on prolonged selling of chipmaking shares

  4. Seattle Times

    South Korea’s Kospi share index falls 6% and other Asian shares are mixed as oil prices surge (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Asian shares are mixed, while South Korea’s Kospi share index fell 6% on prolonged selling of chipmaking shares.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    World shares are mixed and South Korea's Kospi share index falls 6%, while oil prices surge (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Shares in Europe and Asia are mixed, while South Korea’s Kospi share index fell 6% in another bout of selling of chipmaking shares

  6. Fast Company

    South Korea’s Kospi stock index is falling: Why AI chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung are facing investor jitters (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    It’s no secret that investors are getting nervous about AI , leaving chipmakers’ shares struggling. Wednesday brought further evidence with South Korea’s Kospi (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) falling another 6%. The stock index is down over 32% in just the last month.

  7. Al Jazeera

    South Korea’s stock market plunges as AI-driven boom fades (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 sees steep decline as interest in chipmakers falls.

  8. Philadelphia Inquirer

    South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 13%, tracking Wall Street gains, on a surge of chipmaking stocks (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 13%, tracking Wall Street gains, on a surge of chipmaking stocks

  9. Daily Journal

    South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 16% on a surge of chipmaking stocks (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea’s Kospi index jumped more than 16% on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains, as artificial intelligence-related stocks bounced back after losses this week. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices fell. In early Asian trading, the Kospi rose 16.8% to 6,531.

  10. Philadelphia Inquirer

    South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 13% on a surge of chipmaking stocks (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    South Korea’s Kospi index has jumped more than 13%, tracking Wall Street gains, as artificial intelligence-related stocks bounced back after losses this week

  11. WFMZ Allentown

    South Korea’s Kospi index jumps nearly 18% on a surge in chipmaking stocks (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea’s Kospi index jumped nearly 18% on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street as artificial intelligence-related stocks bounced back after losses earlier this week.

  12. Philadelphia Inquirer

    South Korea’s Kospi jumps nearly 18%, its largest ever single-day gain, as AI-related stocks rebound from heavy losses (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    South Korea’s Kospi jumps nearly 18%, its largest ever single-day gain, as AI-related stocks rebound from heavy losses

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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