$2.5 trillion fall; The victory of the Democrats put the technology stock market in the red ▫ Investors' concern about the possibility of limited investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure after the victory of the Democrats in the mid-term elections in the United States, started a wave of selling the shares of technology companies in the global markets. About $2.5 trillion in stock market value was wiped out during Thursday's plunge on Wall Street, and major U.S. indexes posted their worst daily performance since April 2025. This wave of sales also reached Asian markets on Friday. South Korea's Kospi index fell nearly 9% in early trading and the country's stock exchange halted trading for 20 minutes.

$2.5 trillion fall; The victory of the Democrats put the technology stock market in the red ▫ Investors' concern about the possibility of limited investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure after the victory of the Democrats in the mid-term elections in the United States, started a wave of selling the shares of technology companies in the global markets. About $2.5 trillion in stock market value was wiped out during Thursday's plunge on Wall Street, and major U.S. indexes posted their worst daily performance since April 2025. This wave of sales also reached Asian markets on Friday. South Korea's Kospi index fell nearly 9% in early trading and the country's stock exchange halted trading for 20 minutes.