# Global Market Today: Asian stocks decline in break from US chip rally

- Source: Economic Times
- Published: 2026-10-20T01:31:55+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/us-stocks/news/global-market-today-asian-stocks-decline-in-break-from-us-chip-rally/articleshow/135059346.cms
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/global-market-today-asian-stocks-decline-in-break-from-us-chip-rally-32d401/

Losses were led by a more than 2% drop in South Korea’s Kospi Index — a bellwether for artificial intelligence investments — as chip heavyweight SK Hynix Inc. headed for its lowest close since April. Data-center infrastructure company Elice Inc. plunged as much as 32% in its trading debut in Seoul.

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