On October 13 (Tuesday), the South Korean stock market, as represented by the KOSPI index, experienced a significant downturn, closing at 6,035.34 points—a sharp decrease of 348.9 points, or 5.47%. This marked a new low for the index's closing value since August. Notably, individual stocks also faced substantial losses, with SK Hynix witnessing a dramatic plunge of 10.09%, while Samsung Electronics saw its shares decline by 7.38%.
