🇰🇷 South Korea Stocks Crash 8%, Circuit Breaker Triggered KOSPI plunged over 8% intraday, triggering a market circuit breaker after Thursday's rally. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dropped about 9% each, while foreign investors sold 2.5 trillion won ($1.6 billion) in early trade. The selloff erased gains driven by AI optimism after Micron's guidance and SK Hynix's planned U.S. listing. Sentiment weakened after reports Apple raised prices due to memory-chip shortages and OpenAI may delay its IPO until next year, raising concerns over AI demand and tech valuations. #KoreaActivatesSidecarAsKOSPI200FuturesFall5%