SEOUL: South Korea's Kospi plummeted 9.99 per cent, its steepest drop in more than three months, on Tuesday (Jun 23) as overseas investors sold chipmakers following regulatory signals that the sector's rally had gotten overheated.The benchmark Kospi closed down 910.71 points, its biggest daily pl

Samsung and SK Hynix shed more than 12 per cent each, triggering an automatic 20-minute bourse-wide trading halt in the afternoon.

Samsung and SK Hynix shed more than 12 per cent each, triggering an automatic 20-minute bourse-wide trading halt in the afternoon.