---
title: MASSIVE WIPEOUT IN KOREAN MARKETS
description: "Over ₩1,118 TRILLION ($745 BILLION) wiped out from South Korean stocks as the KOSPI crashes -22% in just 2 weeks.\n\nSamsung and SK Hynix, which together account for 50% of the index, have crashed -25% and -34%.\n\nSouth Korea's KOSPI falls -4% today, erasing almost all of yesterday's gains.\n\nSource: Bull Theory on X"
---

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# [MASSIVE WIPEOUT IN KOREAN MARKETS](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/massive-wipeout-in-korean-markets)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Oct 20, 2026, 12:54:16 PM

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