1. China's April economic data broadly missed expectations, with retail sales, industrial output, and fixed-asset investment all growing slower than forecasted.
2. Global stock markets displayed a risk-off sentiment as US and European futures tumbled, while South Korea's KOSPI index briefly triggered a circuit breaker.
3. A South Korean court partially granted Samsung Electronics' injunction request against a planned union strike, causing high volatility in the company's stock and the KOSPI index.
Weak China Data, Global Markets Tumble, Samsung Strike Partially Halted
