U.S. equities ended the session in positive territory, with the Nasdaq posting the strongest daily gain among the three major indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.29%, bringing its July gain to 0.68%. The S&P 500 added 0.38% and is now up 1.19% for the month, while the Nasdaq climbed 0.62% and has gained 0.88% in July. In the silver segment, the iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) fell more than 1.80%. Crypto-related stocks showed mixed performance. BTBT (Bit Brother) dropped more than 4%, and BMNR (Bitmine) fell more than 3%. RIOT (Riot Platforms) slipped 0.45%, while MSTR (Strategy) edged down 0.11%. CIFR (Cipher Mining) finished flat. On the upside, MARA (MARA Holdings) rose more than 1%, COIN (Coinbase) and CRCL (Circle) both gained more than 3%, HUT (Hut 8) advanced more than 4%, and CLSK (CleanSpark) climbed more than 5%, making it one of the stronger movers in the group.

Crypto-related equities opened higher in U.S. trading, according to Techub News. CleanSpark led the early gains, rising more than 8%, while Circle advanced more than 3%. Bitmine and Hut 8 were both up close to 3%, and Coinbase gained more than 2%. Other names in the sector also moved higher. Bit Brother rose more than 1%, MARA Holdings added 0.90%, Cipher Mining gained 0.78%, and Riot Platforms climbed 0.40%. Market data for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq was not available at the time of the update. Strategy data was also unavailable.

Data center developer CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK) said it has entered into a 20-year infrastructure lease with an unnamed investment-grade technology company for its campus in Sandersville, Georgia. The agreement includes two five-year renewal options and is structured as a triple-net lease, or NNN lease. CleanSpark said the deal is expected to generate about $6.6 billion in contracted revenue during the initial lease term. If both renewal options are exercised, the total contract value could reach as much as $11.6 billion. The project covers delivery of 175 megawatts of critical IT load, with delivery scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2027. The company did not disclose the tenant’s identity.

South Korea’s stock market has slid into bear-market territory after a sharp one-month correction led by semiconductor heavyweights SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics. Bloomberg data cited in the report showed the Kospi’s 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio has fallen to around 6, the lowest level on record. SK Hynix, one of the market’s key chip names, dropped 15% in one session and continued lower the next day, while the stock has logged daily swings of 5% or more on over 50 trading days this year. Investor positioning has also shifted. On July 13, South Korean retail investors were net sellers of roughly 2 trillion won, or about $1.3 billion, marking a break from their recent buy-the-dip approach. Foreign institutional investors, by contrast, returned to buying after a stretch of net selling. JPMorgan Private Bank strategists said the current valuation level may offer potential opportunities relative to other emerging and developed markets. The report also linked part of the market’s turbulence to rebalancing flows tied to semiconductor-focused leveraged exchange-traded funds, saying those trades have amplified short-term volatility and pushed local trading halts to a record high. South Korean regulators have called on asset managers to strengthen risk controls around related products.

South Korea’s stock market has fallen into bear-market territory after a sharp one-month correction driven by heavy losses in semiconductor bellwethers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics. Bloomberg data cited in the report showed the Kospi’s 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio falling to about 6x, described as a record low. The selloff has also been marked by a shift in investor behavior: local retail traders, who had recently been buying dips, turned into net sellers on July 13, offloading about KRW 2 trillion, or roughly $1.3 billion, in equities. Foreign institutional investors, by contrast, returned to buying after a stretch of net selling. Analysts also pointed to leveraged exchange-traded funds tied to semiconductor themes, saying their rebalancing trades amplified short-term swings and helped push local trading halts to a record high. Even with volatility rising, some overseas institutions said Korean equities now look relatively attractive against other emerging and developed markets at current valuation levels.

Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.26%, the S&P 500 falling 0.79%, and the Nasdaq dropping 1.55%, according to Techub News. For July, the Dow was still up 0.37% and the S&P 500 gained 0.43%, while the Nasdaq was down 0.64% for the month. Gold- and silver-linked stocks also posted broad losses. Barrick Gold fell 3.50%, iShares Silver Trust dropped 3.32%, First Majestic Silver lost 3.19%, VanEck Gold Miners ETF declined 2.85%, SPDR Gold Shares fell 2.60%, Coeur Mining lost 2.35%, and Newmont slipped 2.30%. Crypto-related equities were mostly lower as well. Cipher Mining posted the steepest decline in the group, down 9.16%. Circle fell 4.77%, CleanSpark lost 3.81%, Riot Platforms dropped 3.70%, MARA Holdings fell 3.25%, Hut 8 declined 2.98%, Bit Brother lost 2.96%, Strategy fell 2.68%, Bitmine dropped 2.44%, and Coinbase slipped 1.07%.

South Korea’s SK Hynix fell 15.4% on July 13, marking its biggest single-day drop on record, according to a report cited by TechFlow via CLS. The move hit leveraged products tied to the stock, with the CSOP 2x Long Hynix ETF plunging 33% in the same session. The ETF is now down 69.07% from its June 25 record high in trading price. Earlier, its assets had climbed past HK$130 billion in late June. Eastmoney data shows the fund’s latest assets have dropped to HK$69.3 billion, close to half of the previous peak. Another CSOP product linked to Korean chip stocks also posted steep losses. The CSOP 2x Long Samsung Electronics ETF fell more than 20% on the day and is down 63.33% from its June 3 record high.

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