Asian shares tumble as traders lock in profits after AI rallies
Asian shares tumble as traders lock in profits after AI rallies South Korea's KOSPI triggered circuit breakers while Samsung and SK Hynix shed double digits in a brutal tech selloff across the region Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team Jun. Asian equity markets got hammered in late June as investors decided the good times had lasted long enough and rushed to cash in profits from one of the year’s most aggressive tech rallies. South Korea’s KOSPI, which had been celebrated as one of the world’s top-performing major indices in 2026, fell between 5.7% and 10% over several trading sessions from June 23 to 26.
- ▪Asian shares tumble as traders lock in profits after AI rallies South Korea's KOSPI triggered circuit breakers while Samsung and SK Hynix shed double digits in a brutal tech selloff across the region Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team
- ▪Asian equity markets got hammered in late June as investors decided the good times had lasted long enough and rushed to cash in profits from one of the year’s most aggressive tech rallies.
- ▪South Korea’s KOSPI, which had been celebrated as one of the world’s top-performing major indices in 2026, fell between 5.7% and 10% over several trading sessions from June 23 to 26.
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