Seoul shares down over 2 pct late Tues. morning on AI concerns

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SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded more than 2 percent lower late Tuesday morning, led by tech losses amid lingering woes about the excessive pace of artificial intelligence (AI) spending.

Opening 2.46 percent lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 145.02 points, or 2.48 percent, to 5,714.06 as of 11:20 a.m.

Overnight on Wall Street, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 closed 1.07 percent and 0.51 percent lower, respectively, ahead of the U.S. midterm elections slated for Tuesday.

Investor sentiment was dampened by concerns that massive spending on AI infrastructure is undermining tech firms' near-term profitability.

In Seoul, tech shares led the decline.

Market bellwether Samsung Electronics sank 2.95 percent, and its chipmaking rival SK hynix slid 3.8 percent.

Hanmi Semiconductor, a leading chip equipment maker, fell 4.17 percent, and SK Square, the parent of SK hynix, tumbled 4 percent.

Steel giant POSCO Holdings slumped 5.3 percent, and leading oil refinery SK Innovation plunged 7.76 percent.

The Korean won was trading at 1,341 won against the U.S. dollar as of 11:20 a.m., up 3.4 won from the previous session's close.

Financial data is displayed on a screen at the dealing room of Hana Bank in central Seoul on Nov. 3, 2026. (Yonhap)

Seoul shares down over 2 pct late Tues. morning on AI concerns

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首尔，11月3日（韩联社）——周二上午晚些时候，韩国股市下跌超过2%，科技股领跌，原因是人们对人工智能（AI）支出速度过快的担忧持续存在。

韩国综合股价指数（KOSPI）开盘下跌2.46%，截至上午11:20，下跌145.02点，跌幅2.48%，至5714.06点。

隔夜华尔街股市，科技股为主的纳斯达克综合指数和标准普尔500指数分别收跌1.07%和0.51%，此前美国中期选举定于周二举行。

投资者情绪受到打击，原因是他们担心在人工智能基础设施方面的大规模支出会削弱科技公司近期的盈利能力。

在首尔，科技股领跌。

市场风向标三星电子股价下跌 2.95%，其芯片制造竞争对手 SK 海力士股价下跌 3.8%。

领先的芯片设备制造商韩美半导体股价下跌 4.17%，SK 海力士母公司 SK Square 股价下跌 4%。

钢铁巨头浦项钢铁控股公司股价暴跌 5.3%，领先的炼油厂 SK Innovation 股价暴跌 7.76%。

截至上午 11:20，韩元兑美元汇率为 1,341 韩元，较前一交易日收盘价上涨 3.4 韩元。

2026年11月3日，首尔市中心韩亚银行交易室的屏幕上显示着金融数据。（韩联社）

受人工智能担忧影响，首尔股市周二早盘下跌逾2%。