South Korea's KOSPI plunged 8.3% amid a double shock from leveraged deleveraging and rising Middle East tensions. The selloff exposed volatility and systemic leverage risks in a market heavily tied to AI names like Samsung and SK Hynix. The combination of geopolitical stress and forced de-risking points to a broad risk-off setup with potential spillovers beyond Korea.
South Korea's KOSPI plunged 8.3% amid a double shock from leveraged deleveraging and rising Middle East tensions. The selloff exposed volatility and systemic leverage risks in a market heavily tied to AI names like Samsung and SK Hynix. The combination of geopolitical stress and forced de-risking points to a broad risk-off setup with potential spillovers beyond Korea.
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strongly negative
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