KOSPI falls below 5,000 amid an AI-driven market sell-off after the US midterm elections, Yonhap reports.

The KOSPI index fell below the 5,000 level in an AI-driven sell-off following the US midterm elections, according to Yonhap. The transmission runs primarily through risk appetite and sector valuation: South Korean equities carry heavy weighting in semiconductor and AI-linked hardware names, so a repricing of AI-related earnings expectations feeds directly into index-level losses. Foreign investor flows are a second channel, since offshore selling in large-cap technology stocks amplifies downward pressure on the benchmark. The most exposed holdings are memory chipmakers and AI-supply-chain companies, while the broader index is affected through its concentration in these names. Traders should watch the upcoming US Federal Reserve policy communication and any follow-up data on AI capital expenditure from major hyperscalers, as these will shape whether the selling pressure on AI-linked equities persists.

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