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Kospi Falls 6% as Samsung, SK Hynix Dive

5/17/2026

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The Kospi fell 6.1% on Friday after hitting 8,000, with Samsung down 8.6% and SK Hynix down 7.7%.
Foreign investors sold 5.6 trillion won ($3.7 billion), lifting weekly withdrawals to 14.3 trillion won.
Samsung’s union said talks will not resume until after June 7, heightening strike concerns.
Leveraged-ETF rebalancing accounted for 17% of SK Hynix’s and 10% of Samsung’s daily volume, while the Kospi 200 Volatility Index stayed near a record high.

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The Kospi fell 6.1% on Friday after hitting 8,000, with Samsung down 8.6% and SK Hynix down 7.7%.
Foreign investors sold 5.6 trillion won ($3.7 billion), lifting weekly withdrawals to 14.3 trillion won.
Samsung’s union said talks will not resume until after June 7, heightening strike concerns.
Leveraged-ETF rebalancing accounted for 17% of SK Hynix’s and 10% of Samsung’s daily volume, while the Kospi 200 Volatility Index stayed near a record high.