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Asia’s Chip Sell-Off: Kospi Plunges 5.46% and Taiex 1.95% as Foreign Investors Dump Samsung and SK Hynix; Seoul Bounces Back on Wednesday
South Korea’s Kospi lost 5.46% on Tuesday, wiping out more than 800 trillion won of market value, as fears over Chinese memory chips and the AI rally hit Asia’s chip stocks. Our tables show the losses, the foreign selling and Wednesday’s rebound.
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Asia Briefing, October 14: Kospi Rebounds After a 5.5% Plunge, China’s Exports Jump 36%, Singapore Grows 5.4% and Haze Shuts Malaysian Schools
Seoul’s market steadies after its worst day in months, China’s exports and factory-gate prices surge, Singapore’s growth cools as MAS holds, haze keeps schools shut in three Malaysian states, and Thailand’s PM faces a no-confidence motion.
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Asia’s Chip Sell-Off: Kospi Plunges 5.46% and Taiex 1.95% as Foreign Investors Dump Samsung and SK Hynix; Seoul Bounces Back on Wednesday
South Korea’s Kospi lost 5.46% on Tuesday, wiping out more than 800 trillion won of market value, as fears over Chinese memory chips and the AI rally hit Asia’s chip stocks. Our tables show the losses, the foreign selling and Wednesday’s rebound.
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Asia Briefing, October 14: Kospi Rebounds After a 5.5% Plunge, China’s Exports Jump 36%, Singapore Grows 5.4% and Haze Shuts Malaysian Schools
Seoul’s market steadies after its worst day in months, China’s exports and factory-gate prices surge, Singapore’s growth cools as MAS holds, haze keeps schools shut in three Malaysian states, and Thailand’s PM faces a no-confidence motion.
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China’s Exports Jump 36% in September as Chip Shipments More Than Double; Factory-Gate Prices Rise 5%, Fastest Since 2022
China’s exports rose 36.3% in dollar terms in September and the monthly trade surplus reached $133.5 billion, while producer prices climbed 5.0% on fuel costs. Our tables set out the trade and price data and the nine-month totals.
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IMF Sees Emerging Asia Growing 5.1% in 2026: China 4.5%, India 7%, ASEAN-5 4.4% and Korea 3.3% — and the Risks From Oil and...
The IMF’s new World Economic Outlook, released in Bangkok, raised forecasts for India, the ASEAN-5 and South Korea and trimmed China’s. Our table brings together the Asian numbers and what the Fund says could go wrong.