South Korean stock index accelerated its decline in the afternoon session, with SK Hynix leading the drop

Odaily News, according to Gate market data, the South Korean KOSPI index fell 1.00% intraday. Heavyweight stock SK Hynix dropped 2.36%, while Samsung Electronics fell 1.8%. Affected by this, the Southern 2x leveraged Hynix ETF fell 5.75%, and the 2x leveraged Samsung ETF fell 4.51%. Earlier reports indicated that the latest data shows South Korea's semiconductor exports surged 209% year-on-year, reaching a record $46.65 billion in August, accounting for 47.5% of the country's total merchandise exports.