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South Korea's KOSPI Falls 3.73% Amid AI Spending Concerns

South Korea's KOSPI Falls 3.73% Amid AI Spending Concerns

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South Korea's KOSPI fell 3.73% Tuesday as investors reassessed the cost and potential returns of AI infrastructure spending, while AI cloud company Elice Group sank 32.04% in its market debut. The benchmark closed at 5,552.74, down 215.27 points, at 2:30 a.m. ET (06:30 UTC) on Oct. 20. Samsung Electronics fell 2.98%, and SK hynix lost 4.23% at the same close. Elice Group, a software developer whose products include AI cloud services, began trading on the KOSDAQ below its IPO price. Its shares lost more ground during the session and finished 32.04% below that price. The offering raised about $150 million.

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