Korea’s Kospi crashes 6%, nosediving 25% from June peak. What’s rattling investors today?

South Korea's Kospi plunged 6% on Monday, entering technical bear market territory with a 25% decline from its June peak. The selloff was driven by a stronger US dollar, rising bond yields, and expectations of another Federal Reserve rate hike, alongside growing investor scepticism over the sustainability of massive AI-related semiconductor spending. SK Hynix fell 10% and Samsung Electronics dropped over 6%, and the article notes that this Korean correction may present opportunities for Indian markets given domestic semiconductor and IT stocks.