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South Korea stocks fall 4% as tech heavyweights follow plunge in Wall Street's AI-linked names

Asia-Pacific markets fell on Friday as investors assessed a rotation out of chip stocks on Wall Street that lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record close.

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According to CNBC’s source item, South Korea stocks fall 4% as tech heavyweights follow plunge in Wall Street’s AI-linked names, Asia-Pacific markets fell on Friday as investors assessed a rotation out of chip stocks on Wall Street that lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record close.

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