Korean stocks fall as DeepSeek model and funding worries hit chipmakers

South Korean shares, including the KOSPI, fell as worries about a DeepSeek model and AI investment weighed on chipmakers. Reuters reports the KOSPI closed at a 6-month low.

Timeline

1. 19 Oct, 06:40 UTCBloomberg reports Korean stocks fall on chip worries
2. 19 Oct, 06:40 UTCReuters reports KOSPI closes at 6-month low
3. 23 Oct, 01:40 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
4. 23 Oct, 01:40 UTCPicked up on News
5. 23 Oct, 06:53 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

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