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Skepticism about semiconductor profits drives sharp slide in South Korea

Reported · Written up by our desk · Asia

MarketWatch reports that the South Korean stock market’s decline is tied to investors’ expectations for semiconductor industry profitability and concerns about how long that outlook can last.

The outlet also says that sentiment in the market is cyclical, and right now skepticism is rising, weighing on stocks.

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MarketWatchThe South Korean stock market is in free fall, and these are the reasons
MarketWatchThe South Korean stock market is in free fall, and these are the reasons

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