Samsung Electronics and SK hynix shares were weak early on the 4th.
As of 9:06 a.m. that day, Samsung Electronics stock was trading on the main board at 164,000 won, down 2.09% (3,500 won) from the previous day.
At the same time, SK hynix was down 1.87% (17,000 won) at 890,000 won in trading.
It is interpreted that profit-taking emerged after Samsung Electronics rose 11.37% and SK hynix gained 9.28% the previous day.
Overnight U.S. stocks also appeared to be affected by concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) shares, closing lower. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down 166.67 points (-0.34%) at 49,240.99. The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index ended at 6,917.81, down 58.63 points (-0.84%) from the previous session, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed at 23,255.19, down 336.92 points (-1.43%).