Market Analysis Stock Picks Market Insight Crypto Stocks to Buy Hot Stocks A blockbuster earnings season doesn’t make every technology giant a strong stock. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). South Korea’s stock market came to a screeching halt this morning. After the benchmark KOSPI index plunged more than 8%, a marketwide circuit breaker automatically halted trading for 20 minutes to prevent the selloff from spiraling.

But when trading resumed, so did the selling. By the closing bell, the KOSPI had plummeted 10.8%. And two stocks were at the center of the storm. Samsung Electronics sank 13.3%, while SK Hynix tumbled 14.7%.