Movement Alert|SK Telecom Falls 5.61% in Pre-Market Trading, Korean Stocks Under Pressure from US Tariff Escalation on 14 Countries

Market Focus
Jun 05

On June 5, SK Telecom fell 5.61% in pre-market trading, trading at $38.42/share, with trading volume of $523,200. The decline extends a multi-day selloff that has seen the stock fall from approximately $45 earlier in the week.

The sustained downturn appears driven by the announcement that the US administration has issued tariff notification letters to 14 countries with rates as high as 40%, extending the reciprocal tariff pause period to August 1. Japanese and Korean concept stocks have come under broad-based selling pressure as a result. The Nasdaq index closed down 0.9% in the prior session, with Japanese and Korean company stocks notably declining.

Within the Wireless Telecommunication Services sector, peers remained largely flat, with T-Mobile US up 0.3%, Vodafone up 0.11%, while Millicom International Cellular, Telephone and Data, and Rogers Communications were unchanged — suggesting the selling pressure is concentrated on Korean-listed ADRs rather than a broad telecom sector issue. SK Telecom closed at $41.01 on June 4, already reflecting a cumulative decline of 8.95% from the prior session.

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