THE A.I.R.'S CONCERNS HAVE INCREASED

ON MONDAY, 20 JULY, THE KOREA KOSPI INDEX FELL BY 5 PER CENT, AND INVESTORS SETTLED THEIR TRANSACTIONS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE INDEX IS NOW CONTINUING ITS DECLINE OF FOUR WEEKS, HAVING FALLEN BY 28 PER CENT OVER THE 22 JUNE HISTORIC HEIGHT. THE SALE HIGHLIGHTED THE ANXIETY OF INVESTORS OVER THE INCREASING RELIANCE OF THE MARKET ON LEVERAGE FOR AI CHIP MANUFACTURERS. KOREA HAS NOW BECOME AN IMPORTANT BAROMETER OF THE ENERGY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND DOWNWARD PRESSURE IS BEING FELT AS MARKET MOODS TURN NEGATIVE. “ALTHOUGH SOUTH KOREA IS STILL CONSIDERED TO BE THE PREFERRED MARKET IN OUR CONFIGURATION MODEL, DUE TO ONGOING MARKET VOLATILITY, WE HAVE DOWNGRADED ITS RATING FROM SUPER-ALIGNMENT TO NEUTRAL.” CITI ANALYSTS INDICATED THAT THEY MAINTAINED THEIR TARGET OF 10,000 POINTS FOR THE KOREA KOSPI INDEX. KIM XIAN