South Korea’s KOSPI index fell more than 8%, triggering a circuit breaker and halting trading for 20 minutes.

SK Hynix is down more than 12%, while Samsung Electronics has fallen more than 10%. Earlier, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance said it could not rule out spillover effects on global markets from the decline in U.S. stocks. It will take necessary measures to prevent excessive volatility in the stock market from becoming detached from fundamentals.$KORU $SKHYNIX $SAMSUNG #韩国KOSPI下跌触发熔断