237350.KS is trading at KRW 69,050.00, down 3.22%, as investors worried a Democrat-led U.S. Congress could tighten AI data-center regulation, weighing on semiconductor demand.

  • Korean shares opened lower; the Philadelphia semiconductor index had fallen 3.1%.
  • Chip weakness and foreign selling intensified pressure: early reports showed SK Hynix down 6.38% and Samsung Electronics down 3.78%, while foreign investors were net sellers.