🔴 South Korea ETF (EWY) is trading 4.3% down today amid semiconductor weakness

EWY is trading at $161.85, down 4.31% on August 6, 2026, as South Korean equities sell off sharply amid heavy semiconductor weakness.

• The KOSPI fell 4.58%; Samsung Electronics and SK hynix dropped 6.30% and 10.37%, respectively.
• Overnight declines in U.S. technology and semiconductor stocks, including AMD, followed questions about AI-spending returns and chip-sector valuations.
• EWY’s concentrated exposure to Korean mega-cap technology stocks is amplifying the regional decline.