Foreign investors sell $1.9B in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics shares in one day

Cointime reports: Foreign investors net sold 15,427.3 billion won of SK Hynix and 11,687.2 billion won of Samsung Electronics on November 5, offloading 1.204 million and 5.718 million shares respectively, Korea Exchange data show. Combined net selling in the two chipmakers exceeded 2.7 trillion won for the day, reflecting risk-off sentiment toward semiconductors amid AI regulation concerns. Naver drew the largest net buying at 710.7 billion won, followed by Daeduck Electronics at 465.5 billion won.