The CSOP SK Hynix Daily (2x) Leveraged Product experienced a sharp intraday decline of 19.58% on Friday, significantly underperforming the broader market.

The plunge was primarily driven by a broad retreat in the semiconductor sector, triggered by overnight losses in US technology and growth stocks which put pressure on the underlying asset, SK Hynix. As a daily 2x leveraged product, its structure magnified the decline in the underlying stock through its rebalancing mechanism.

Market risk appetite notably declined during the session, with inverse and defensive ETFs strengthening concurrently. Contributing factors to the subdued sentiment included regulatory developments, such as the Bank of Korea's recent interest rate hike and moves to raise minimum margin thresholds for single-stock leveraged ETFs, which the market continues to digest.