The Korea Fund (KF) fell 12% in one trading day due to a 5.54% drop in the KOSPI index and a widening discount typical of closed-end funds. The selloff was triggered by Broadcom's cautious outlook on AI chip demand and a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report that raised rate hike concerns, weakening emerging market currencies including the Korean won. Despite the sharp one-day loss, KF remains up 80% year-to-date, supported by strong Korean AI memory stocks. The fund's future depends heavily on Samsung's progress in qualifying AI memory chips with NVIDIA, Bank of Korea's currency policy, and Q2 earnings from major Korean exporters.
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