Samsung Electronics stock price slips to 158,600 won as tech selloff bites; Monday in focus
SEOUL, Feb 8, 2026, 00:42 KST — The session has ended.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) ended Friday at 158,600 won, slipping 0.44%. The stock moved between 151,600 and 160,300 won over the session. Roughly 36 million shares changed hands. 1
Seoul markets are closed for the weekend. The focus shifts to Monday, when attention turns not so much to any single news item, but to whether the AI trade manages to hold steady.
Why now? Samsung sits at the center of a crowded trade—investors are piling into the stock as a liquid stand-in for the idea that AI-driven demand will keep boosting memory chip sales, even while some pull away from tech names they believe AI might leave behind. The “AI trade,” as it’s…
