Kospi tumbles 6.25% as chip stocks slide on CXMT DRAM progress

The Guardian · 4 hours ago
Kospi tumbles 6.25% as chip stocks slide on CXMT DRAM progress
  • South Korea's benchmark Kospi index tumbled 6.25% as investors dumped chip stocks, while other Asian markets were also lower.
  • Samsung shares tumbled after Chinese rival CXMT said it had made good progress on a new DRAM architecture that would boost chip memory density.
  • Chip stocks fell after the Broadcom boss compared many AI investors to casino gamblers.