The South Korean stock market continued to weaken in the afternoon, with the KOSPI index extending its losses to 1.4%.

July 30th, according to Bitget market data, the South Korean stock market continued to weaken in the afternoon, with the KOSPI index extending its losses to 1.4%, erasing all intraday gains and turning negative. SK Hynix fell by 5.8%, while Samsung Electronics rose by 0.2%. Selling pressure on the semiconductor sector is still ongoing in the market.