Wall Street Banks Said to Tighten Leverage, South Korean Stocks Plunge Intraday. Samsung, SK Hynix Gains Pull Back Significantly (opens in new tab)

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 12, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix initially drove the South Korean KOSPI index up by more than 8%. However, intraday reports surfaced that several major Wall Street banks are restricting hedge funds' leveraged bets on these two stocks and TSMC (TSM). Subsequently, the South Korean stock market experienced a short-term dive, and the gains of the two major chip stocks narrowed significantly.