S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico Market
The benchmark KOSPI plunged nearly 7% to around 6,780 on Thursday, erasing gains from the previous session and approaching an over two-month low, as a global semiconductor selloff pressured technology shares. The decline followed overnight losses in US chipmakers, which reignited concerns over AI valuations and dragged South Korea’s semiconductor heavyweights lower, with SK Hynix (-11.4%) and Samsung Electronics (-8.6%) tumbling sharply. Other notable losses included SK Square (-12.5%), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (-9.1%), Hyundai Motor (-3.5%), and Doosan Enerbility (-3.8%). Investor sentiment was also dampened by escalating Middle East tensions after fresh US strikes on Iran fueled concerns over energy supplies and weighed on risk appetite. Separately, the Bank of Korea raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.75% in line with expectations, marking the start of a new tightening cycle aimed at curbing inflation and supporting the won.
