According to Yonhapinfomax, the KOSPI index plunged 12.08% (727.66 points) to 5,296.00 on July 29 afternoon, with the KOSDAQ also falling 10.40% (73.39 points) to 632.46. A Level 1 circuit breaker was triggered for the second consecutive day at noon, halting trading for 20 minutes, but selling pressure resumed after markets reopened. The KOSPI is now just 2.92 percentage points away from the Level 2 circuit breaker threshold at -15%, which has never been activated in South Korean market history.
According to BlockBeats, investor Michael Burry has profited from shorting semiconductor stocks and the SOX Semiconductor Index since late June. As of the July 28 market close, his short position in Applied Materials (AMAT) showed unrealized gains of approximately 34.7%, the highest among his semiconductor bets. The SOX Index shorts gained about 23.3%, Micron Technology approximately 22.0%, and Nvidia approximately 0.5%. Burry began shorting AMAT, Nvidia, and the SOX Index around June 30, with a