According to Gate data, Kioxia's stock price in the Japanese market continues to fall, with the latest decline of 12%.

Odaily The Korea Exchange triggered a circuit breaker as the KOSPI index fell by 8%, suspending trading for 20 minutes. (Jin10)

Odaily reported that despite another sharp decline in the South Korean stock index today, retail investor funds continued to show net inflows, with net purchases reaching 2.3179 trillion KRW (approximately $1.522 billion). However, foreign investors sold 2.274 trillion KRW (about $1.493 billion), driving the overall market down. Institutions also sold stocks worth 63.2 billion KRW. (Financial Post)

According to Gate data, South Korea's KOSPI index plunged 8% intraday, with SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics falling around 10%. (Jinshi Data APP)

Odaily Planet Daily News According to Gate data, South Korea's KOSPI index plummeted 8.00% intraday, now at 7,405.11 points. SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics fell about 10%.

According to Odaily, as per Gate data, the South Korea KOSPI index decline continues to widen, currently down 7%, now at 7487.25 points.

Odaily reported that South Korean stock market heavyweight Samsung Electronics released its preliminary second-quarter results this morning. While operating profit surged 19 times year-on-year, surpassing the total profit of the past three years, the stock price fell sharply. Specifically, Samsung forecasted second-quarter operating profit of 89.4 trillion won (up 1810.2% year-on-year), compared to a market consensus of 87.3 trillion won. However, the results failed to alleviate market concerns regarding the sustainability of the AI-driven chip boom.

Samsung's stock price briefly plunged over 8% in early trading. Competitor SK Hynix's stock also fell 7.3%, dragging South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index down 6%. Analysts attributed Samsung's weak stock performance to overly high market expectations in some quarters. After accounting for employee bonus provisions, profits, propelled by record memory chip prices, could have exceeded 90 trillion won. Furthermore, there is growing concern about a potential slowdown in the construction of AI data centers.

Albert Yong, Managing Partner at Petra Capital Management, stated: "Samsung's strong results were already widely anticipated by the market and were largely priced in during the stock's run-up ahead of the announcement. Investors remain concerned about the sustainability of the AI boom and the risk of a potential slowdown in AI infrastructure spending by major US tech companies." (Jin Shi)

Odaily Planet Daily News: According to Gate data, the South Korea KOSPI Index fell 5% intraday, with the latest reading at 7,648.73 points.

According to Gate data, South Korea's KOSPI index extended its intraday decline to 4%, while Samsung Electronics, which had previously released its earnings guidance, fell by 5%.

Odaily: South Korea's KOSPI index fell by 2% intraday.

Odaily Odaily News: Citrini analyst jukan posted on X platform, stating that Samsung Electronics has a market cap of 1859.1 trillion KRW. According to its preliminary consolidated financial results, the Q2 2026 revenue was 171.0 trillion KRW, compared to a market expectation of 173.0 trillion KRW (1% below expectations); operating profit was 89.4 trillion KRW, compared to a market expectation of 84.6 trillion KRW (6% above expectations); net profit was not disclosed, while market expectations stood at 73.1 trillion KRW.

Recent quarterly results show: Q1 2026 revenue was 133.9 trillion KRW, operating profit was 57.2 trillion KRW, net profit was 47.2 trillion KRW; Q4 2025 revenue was 93.8 trillion KRW, operating profit was 20.1 trillion KRW, net profit was 19.6 trillion KRW; Q3 2025 revenue was 86.1 trillion KRW, operating profit was 12.2 trillion KRW, net profit was 12.2 trillion KRW; Q2 2025 revenue was 74.6 trillion KRW, operating profit was 4.7 trillion KRW, net profit was 5.1 trillion KRW.