Taiwan Stocks Suffer Record Fall as AI Rout Spreads
Stock markets in Taiwan fell by their largest amount ever in a single day as an AI-related sell-off spread through Asia. South Korea stopped trading for a time. The sell-off shows how quickly confidence in AI-linked shares can change, at least for now.
Quick glossarytrading halt, rout
- trading halt
- A temporary pause where shares cannot be bought or sold, often to calm a sudden drop in prices.
- rout
- A sharp, fast fall in prices, when many investors rush to sell at the same time to get out quickly.
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