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- U.S. investors sold off semiconductor shares, pulling the Nasdaq down 1.4% and the S&P 500 down 1% on Friday.
- The Wall Street decline added to a broader global sell-off, with European markets also falling.
- South Korea’s KOSPI index dropped more than 6% during the worldwide market weakness.
- Japan’s Nikkei 225 shed around 4% as Asian equities reacted to the same pressures.
