[Featured Stocks] Semiconductor Leaders Weakened by Shocks from US Nvidia and ASML

In last night's New York stock market, U.S. semiconductor-related stocks such as Nvidia and ASML plummeted, leading domestic semiconductor leaders to also decline in unison on the 16th.

As of 11:06 a.m. that day, Samsung Electronics was trading at 59,900 KRW on the KOSPI, down 1,100 KRW (1.80%) from the previous close. It has returned to the "50,000 KRW electronics" level.

The plunge in Samsung Electronics' stock price was mainly due to foreign selling pressure. According to Kiwoom Securities and others, foreigners net sold Samsung Electronics shares worth 162.7 billion KRW in a single day. Samsung Electronics also ranked first in net selling at foreign brokerage windows.

At the same time, SK Hynix was trading at 188,500 KRW, down 4,400 KRW (2.28%) from the previous close. Although SK Hynix closed up 2.88% the previous day, it gave up most of the gains within a day.

On the previous day in the U.S. New York stock market, Nvidia, the AI leader, fell 4.52%. The decline was triggered by news that the U.S. government is considering setting country-specific limits on AI semiconductor exports by U.S. companies such as Nvidia. Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML plunged 16.26% amid expectations of a reduction in its China business portion.