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SK Hynix and Samsung Crash 14%: Micron Rivals Slide

The global AI selloff has spread to Asia, and it hit hard. On Thursday, 2 July 2026, South Korea’s two memory giants tumbled: SK Hynix fell about 14.6%, and Samsung Electronics dropped about 9%. The selling was so heavy it forced an emergency pause in trading on the Kospi, South Korea’s main stock index. For anyone invested in AI memory, including Micron, this is a moment worth understanding. What Just Happened in Korea? The trigger came from Wa…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yu-hyang = Samsung Electronics [005930] and SK Hynix [000660] saw sharp declines of 9% and 14%, respectively, on the 2nd.

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Semiconductor Top Two Stumble, KOSPI Falls Below 7,700: Samsung Electronics -9%, SK Hynix -14%. On the 2nd, the KOSPI plunged more than 7% due to a semiconductor downturn originating from the U.S., falling past the 8,000 mark and breaking below the 7,700 level. According to the Korea Exchange, the KOSPI closed at 7,648.09 on the day, down 7.89%.

Yesterday, following a sharp drop in semiconductor memory stocks, the Korea Exchange activated a sidecar (a measure to curb extreme price fluctuations) by temporarily suspending program trading. While there seem to be issues unique to the Korean market, where will the memory chip market head from here?

European and US stock markets reacted positively to weak US jobs data on Thursday, offering hope that the central bank will at least hold off on raising interest rates. But Meta's statement about excess computing power dragged down memory chip companies.

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Invezz broke the news on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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