Korean tech stocks hit 52-week lows after U.S. big tech shares dive

A screen in Hana Bank’s trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi reaching a new 52-week low of 2,149.13 intraday on Friday, down 21.80 points, or 1.00 percent, from the previous trading day. [YONHAP]
Korean tech stocks hit new 52-week lows following sharp falls of U.S. tech shares overnight.

Samsung Electronics traded atย 51,800 won ($36) at 9:55 a.m., a new 52-week low and down 1.5 percent from the previous dayโ€™s closing price. As of 12 a.m. the electronics maker was trading at 53,300 won.

Samsung Electronics has touched new 52-week lows for six consecutive trading days.

Naver slumped to a new 52-week low of 190,500 won right after the market opening, down 3 percent from the previous day.

Kakao fell to 55,000 won intraday, also a new 52-week low, down 1.6 percent from the previous day.

LG Innotek, which supplies camera modules to Apple, dropped 4 percent to 264,000 won as of 9:35 a.m. Friday.

The rapid drop was driven by the crashing of big U.S. tech stocks overnight.

The Nasdaq plunged 2.8 percent to 10,737.51 on Thursday. Apple lost 4.9 percent to $142.24 after Bank of America lowered its price target for the companyโ€™s stock.

Apple lowered its production target for the new iPhone 14s due to sluggish demand, according to press reports.

BY SHIN HA-NEE [shin.hanee@joongang.co.kr]