South Korean shares fell on Monday as concerns over the artificial intelligence (AI) trade weighed on investor sentiment ahead of quarterly earnings from major US technology companies this week. The won strengthened against the dollar, while government bond yields declined.
The benchmark KOSPI fell 83.14 points, or 1.50%, to 5,467.16 as of 03:30 GMT. Despite Monday's decline, the index has gained about 30% so far this year.