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Foreign investors dump $3.35 billion in Seoul equities amid memory chip fears

Original: Foreign investors just dumped $3.35B in Seoul equities as a tech panic triggered a sell-side sidecar. The real trigger i

Foreign investors sold $3.35 billion worth of South Korean equities as a tech panic triggered a sell-side sidecar mechanism on the Seoul market. SK hynix fell around 10% and Samsung Electronics about 7%. Commentators say the trigger goes beyond AI revenue jitters, pointing to China's CXMT rapidly closing the memory technology gap and threatening Korean chipmakers' dominance.

Why now: A sharp sell-off in Korean memory chip stocks has put the spotlight on competitive pressure from China's CXMT.

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• Foreign investors just dumped $3.35B in Seoul equities as a tech panic triggered a sell-side sidecar. The real trigger isn't just AI revenue jitters—it’s China’s CXMT rapidly closing the memory tech gap. SK hynix plummeted 10% and Samsung fell 7% because local markets realize… · asiaai · 1

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