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Asian stocks today: South Korea's Kospi falls 5%, Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 2% over AI concerns

IN · 2026-07-02

Key takeaway

South Korea's Kospi fell 5.36% at open, triggering a trading halt, amid AI concerns that also hit Japan's Nikkei 225.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerKospi falls 5.36% and Nikkei falls 2% on AI valuation concerns, triggering circuit breakers in Korea.
  2. Step 2 · Reaches youGlobal risk-off sentiment spreads to US and European tech stocks, with AI-exposed names sold off.

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Source: IN:Mint

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