KOSPI Plunges, SK Hynix Tumbles on US CPI Shock

A hotter-than-expected US CPI print triggered a global risk-asset selloff, sending Korea's KOSPI sharply lower with SK Hynix and other semiconductor heavyweights leading the decline. The inflation data lifted Treasury yields and delayed rate-cut expectations, pressuring richly valued tech names. Near-term flows are strained, but fundamentals are unchanged, leaving the medium-term impact neutral.

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