(2nd LD) Seoul shares plunge over 5 pct on AI regulation concerns after U.S. midterms
AI-generated summary South Korean stocks are available for trading on the KOSPI index after dropping more than 5 percent following the U.S. midterm elections. Kim Seok-hwan, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities, says the election outcome sparked foreign selling and raised concerns over tighter regulations on artificial intelligence data centers.