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AI-linked stocks slide amid inflation and debt fears
Concerns about rising US inflation and possible interest rate increases intensified selling in AI-linked stocks, with traders already uneasy about sector debt. Samsung and SoftBank shares fell sharply. South Korea’s memory-chip-heavy Kospi 200 dropped more than 8% overnight to a six-month closing low, with circuit breakers interrupting trading.
What to know
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Samsung and SoftBank shares fell sharply as selling hit chipmakers and technology investors.
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South Korea’s Kospi 200 fell more than 8% overnight to a six-month closing low, triggering circuit breakers and repeated trading halts.
Why it matters
The sell-off indicates that AI-sector debt concerns and worries about inflation and interest rates are jointly weighing on market sentiment.
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