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Seoul Economic Daily

Episode Description: Korea’s benchmark index has fallen 20.7% in seven straight sessions, a slide Goldman Sachs compares only to the 2020 pandemic and the 2011 U.S. downgrade. The KOSPI plunged 7.57% on October 15 to 5,554.22 and the KOSDAQ 7.65% to 760.82, triggering sell-side sidecars and level-1 circuit breakers in both markets for the first time since July 29. The two markets lost 410.9 trillion won (about $306 billion) in market value in a single day, and the KOSPI has shed 1,193.5 trillion won (about $888 billion) since October 6. Samsung Electronics fell 9.48% to 210,000 won (about $156) and SK hynix 11.06% to 1,262,000 won (about $939) as a U.S. inflation shock, renewed doubts over AI investment returns and AI credit concerns hit sentiment. We also note Seoul apartment prices rising for an 88th straight week.  Sources:  Seven Straight Sessions of Losses Erase 1,190 Trillion Won (About $885 Billion) in KOSPI Market Value — Seoul Economic Daily, October 16, 2026 Gangnam Cools While the Semiconductor Belt Heats Up Further — Seoul Economic Daily, October 16, 2026  About AI PRISM: AI PRISM is Seoul Economic Daily’s WAN-IFRA award-winning newsroom AI series, delivering Korean economic news adapted for global audiences. Episodes are produced with AI assistance and reviewed by a human editor.  Tags: #KOSPI #KOSDAQ #CircuitBreaker #Samsung #SKhynix #KoreaStocks #SeoulHousing #AIPRISM #SeoulEconomicDaily #WANIFRA

Transcript

00:02The Kospi has lost a fifth of its value in seven sessions.

00:07Thursday alone took 7.57 percent, and the slide now matches the pandemic crash of 2020.

00:14It's Friday, October 16th. Let's get into one of Korea's top economic stories today.

00:20U.S. inflation and AI return doubts hit Seoul again. Fears over AI companies' credit piled on.

00:26Circuit breakers hit both the Kospi and KOSDAQ, the first since July 29th.

00:32Here's what the numbers show. 7.57 percent, Thursday's drop, left the Kospi at 5,554.22.

00:41Since October 6th, the index has shed 1,449.52 points, or 20.7 percent.

00:491,193.5 trillion won in market value, about $888 billion, vanished in that stretch.

00:58Samsung Electronics fell 9.48 percent, and SK Hynix 11.06 percent on Thursday.

01:05Separately, Seoul apartment prices rose for an 88th straight week, while Bundang's weekly gain hit 0.79 percent.

01:12So what does this mean for global readers? Earlier, we said the slide now matches the pandemic crash of 2020.

01:20Here's what that actually means for you.

01:22A 20 percent fall marks a bear market, reached here without one rebound day.

01:27Watch whether foreign selling eases. Watch U.S. inflation data.

01:31And watch whether the Kospi can stage its first rebound.

01:35That's today's AI Prism, front page daily.

01:38This episode was produced with AI assistance based on Seoul Economic Daily reporting and reviewed by a human editor.

01:45AI Prism is a Juan Ifra award-winning series.

01:48We'll be back tomorrow.

KOSPI Loses a Fifth in Seven Sessions as Circuit Breakers Return | October 16 2026 | Front Page Daily

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