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South Korean shares fell sharply on Thursday as investors worried that the new US Congress could tighten rules on AI data centres, The Korea Times reports, citing Yonhap. By 11:20am local time, the KOSPI was down 3.27% at 5,498.03.
Why it mattersSemiconductor stocks were among the fallers: SK hynix dropped 6.52% and Samsung Electronics 5.05%. The report describes investor concern, not a confirmed policy change. A political possibility has already become a market talking point, which is one way to discover that data centres have left the server room.
Discuss: Should prospective AI data-centre rules weigh on chipmakers before any policy is settled, or is that market reaction premature?
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