Samsung Electronics is trading at KRW 211,000, down -3.21%, as South Korean chip stocks faced pressure over concerns that tighter AI data-center rules could delay construction and weigh on chip demand.
- Democrats won both chambers of Congress, prompting the concerns.
- Samsung and SK hynix were reported down 3%–5% in premarket trading; SOXX was down 3.35%.
- No clear Samsung-specific catalyst for the November 5 decline was identified.