GoKawiilSK Hynix, Samsung lead double-digit Asian chip stock plunge
SK Hynix shares fell more than 10% and Samsung Electronics dropped 7.1% as an Asian tech sell-off spread Thursday, hitting LG Innotek, Seoul Semiconductor, Samsung SDI, SoftBank, Advantest, Tokyo Electron and Renesas. The rout followed a Wall Street decline after stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data raised fears of further Federal Reserve rate hikes, with the Nasdaq down 1.88% and the S&P 500 down 1.11%.
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The sell-off suggests investors are reassessing whether rising borrowing costs could choke off the heavy capital spending needed to build AI infrastructure, a worry echoed by Broadcom's Hock Tan and Intel's leadership. Analyst Dan Ives argues the drop reflects financing anxiety rather than weaker AI demand, which, if accurate, could mean the pullback is a valuation correction rather than a sign of fading AI growth.
- SK Hynix fell over 10% and Samsung 7.1% amid a broad Asian chip stock sell-off
- Rising Fed rate hike fears and AI financing worries are driving the downturn
- Broadcom and Intel executives warned financing, not chip or power supply, could be the biggest AI growth constraint
Source: cnbc.com — Lee Ying Shan, 2026-10-15
Published there as: “SK Hynix shares plunge 10% amid Asia tech rout as Fed rate hike fears, AI funding worries mount”
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