Kospi Falls 6.02% to 5,059.69 After 8.8% Plunge Triggers Trading Halt
South Korea's Kospi closed down 6.02% at 5,059.69 on November 6 after an 8.8% intraday drop triggered a 20-minute circuit breaker shortly after the open. Samsung Electronics fell 6.35% and SK Hynix 10.44% as AI spending doubts spread from Wall Street. Foreign investors sold about 2.77 trillion won, and regulators eased margin loan collateral rules for three months.
