韩国芯片制造商SK Hynix公布业绩后，亚洲及全球芯片类股票遭遇连续重挫。首尔Kospi指数周三下跌幅度最高达12.6%，这是连续第二天的下滑，跌幅超过前一天的11%，两日累计下跌超过40%，创下近一个月来的最低水平 [1]。其中，SK Hynix股价下跌16%，三星电子下跌近10% [1]。由于这两家公司占据Kospi市值的一半以上，它们的大幅下跌直接拖累了整个指数的表现 [1]。
在亚洲其他市场，日本日经指数下跌1.5%，台湾的台积电股价下滑3% [1]。美国芯片企业也未能幸免，英特尔、AMD、西部数据、希捷等公司的股票在周二纽约股市中均出现下滑 [1]。
尽管SK Hynix公布了第二季度创纪录的利润，但公司未能达到投资者的预期 [1]。Allspring全球投资公司的投资组合经理Gary Tan表示，"SK Hynix表现强劲，但在当今的AI市场，强劲已不够" [1]。Kiwoom证券分析师Han Ji-young指出，"市场在周二下跌10%后寄望反弹，但这种希望已经消退，引发了恐慌性抛售" [1]。
针对市场波动，韩国财政部长官Koo Yun-cheol向国会表示，政府正在审查市场稳定化措施 [1]。
Seoul's Kospi index declined as much as 12.6% on Wednesday, extending losses from the previous day's 11% drop, marking a combined fall exceeding 40% from peaks reached just over a month prior.[1] The sharp pullback was triggered by disappointing investor reactions to strong earnings from South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, which reported record second-quarter profits but fell short of market expectations.[1] SK Hynix shares fell as much as 16%, while Samsung Electronics dropped nearly 10%, and since these two companies represent more than half of the Kospi's market capitalization, their declines reverberated across the broader semiconductor sector.[1]
The selloff extended beyond South Korea's borders, with Taiwan's TSMC shares falling 3% and Japan's Nikkei declining 1.5% on the same day.[1] In the United States, major chip manufacturers including Intel, AMD, Sandisk, Western Digital, and Seagate all posted losses on Wall Street.[1] According to Gary Tan, a portfolio manager at Allspring Global Investments, the market's harsh reaction reflected shifting expectations: "SK Hynix delivered strong results, but in today's AI market, strong is no longer enough."[1] Han Ji-young, an analyst at Kiwoom Securities, attributed the continued decline to panic selling after initial hopes for a rebound evaporated following the previous day's plunge.[1]
South Korea's finance minister Koo Yun-cheol announced to the national assembly that the government was reviewing potential market stabilization measures in response to the volatility.[1]