Samsung Electronics is trading 4% down at €2260 following a sharp pullback in semiconductor stocks tied to artificial intelligence.
- Investors are selling off AI-linked chip names amid growing concerns regarding the financing of massive AI infrastructure projects.
- Intensifying competition from Chinese memory and chipmakers is weighing heavily on the stock, having already triggered trading halts on the Korean exchange.
- The decline reflects broader market anxiety over the long-term profitability and capital requirements of the AI sector.