Samsung D-2 to 18-day strike; court grants partial injunction, KOSPI V-charts

Seoul District Court ruled 5/18 that partial production shutdowns violate the strike plan. PM Kim Min-seok flagged 30-day emergency arbitration if talks fail. KOSPI plunged to 7,142 (-4.7% intraday) then rebounded 0.31% to 7,516; Samsung Electronics flipped from -9% to +3.88%, with retail/institutional stepping in at 3.6T despite 3.65T foreign sell-off.