KOSPI Plunges under 7,600 despite Samsung Electronics' Record Q2 Earnings; Program Selling Halted

[Economy] :
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) plunged to under seven-thousand-600 points on Tuesday, despite quarterly record earnings announced by Samsung Electronics.

The KOSPI had dipped over five percent from the previous day’s closing at seven-thousand-597-point-93 as of 10:29 a.m.

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