South Korea stocks

Iran war punctures strategy of ‘Sell America, Buy Asia’

Despite a rebound on Thursday, the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index has tumbled about 6% this week

The Kospi climbed to 5,685.47 at the open, regaining most of Wednesday’s 12.06 per cent loss.

South Korea’s Kospi leaps 12%, rebounds from worst-ever crash

[SEOUL] South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index surged as much as 12 per cent on Thursday, swiftly erasing almost all of its worst-ever daily drop a day earlier, buoyed by hopes for progress in US-Iran di...

Amid concerns of the impact of a prolonged armed conflict in Middle East, the Nikkei Stock Average plunged 2,033.51 points, or 3.61%, to close at 54,245.54.

Oil shock fear hits Asian tech stocks while European sell-off pauses

Asia’s sell-off is turning disorderly because markets are no longer treating this as a ‘one-week headline shock

The Kospi Index plunged another 12% following a 7.2% drop in the previous session, as heavyweights Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Hyundai Motor tumbled.

Panic sweeps South Korean stocks in biggest one-day crash on record

Of more than 800 stocks on the benchmark, only 10 finished in the green

Korean stocks have been on a tear, trouncing other markets as the benchmark soared 170% since an April low.

Global funds dump nearly 7 trillion won of South Korean stocks after rally

Despite the massive selling by foreigners, few see this as a bearish turning point

US President Donald Trump announced increases in global tariffs to 15% from 10% on Saturday, after the US Supreme Court struck down his original slate of import duties.

Singapore’s STI up, Hong Kong stocks surge as Asia rises after Trump’s new tariffs

Trade levies on Asia have ‘likely peaked’, say Morgan Stanley analysts

Interest-rate policy uncertainty and doubts about the durability of AI-driven spending are weighing heavily on South Korea's technology stocks such as Samsung.

South Korea’s record-beating stock rally stumbles as risk-off wave hits

Some investors see the pullback as a correction necessary to power the market’s next leg up

The Kospi rose 2.08 per cent to 5,009.4 as of 0009 GMT, marking its highest level on record.

South Korea’s Kospi stock benchmark tops 5,000 for first time

[SEOUL] South Korea’s stock benchmark topped 5,000 points for the first time on Thursday, powered by gains in chipmakers like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, reaching a level promised by President L...

Jeong’s optimistic view comes as the benchmark Kospi is just about 2% away from the once-distant 5,000 level.

South Korea bourse CEO sees Kospi at 6,000, vows to cut ‘zombie’ firms

The index’s surge over the past 12 months is the best among more than 90 global equity indexes tracked by Bloomberg