South Korean stocks surged Thursday, lifting the Kospi into a technical bull market with a 23% rebound from its July low, driven by strong gains in chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix amid a global revival in AI spending.
South Korea's Kospi index re-entered bull-market territory, climbing over 20% from its July low as investors returned to semiconductor giants amid strong AI hardware demand and easing technical pressures.
Oil prices rose and global stocks mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited crucial US inflation data and monitored stalled Iran war talks. Brent crude climbed to $89.67 a barrel, while Wall Street slipped and Asian markets traded mostly higher.
Le Kospi sud-coréen a enregistré un bond historique de 17,91% en une séance le 31 juillet, effaçant trois jours de chute. Ce rebond, le plus fort jamais mesuré, a été déclenché par les résultats solides d'Amazon AWS, rassurant sur la demande en puces IA, et par des achats massifs d'investisseurs étrangers.
Donald Trump a annoncé un accord-cadre pour rouvrir le détroit d'Hormuz après des volte-face. Les marchés mondiaux, incluant le Kospi, le pétrole et le Bitcoin, ont réagi positivement à cette désescalade, bien que l'accord soit encore flou et que Téhéran négocie aussi avec Oman.
Nach einem elfprozentigen Kurssturz des südkoreanischen Leitindex Kospi äußerten Tausende Privatanleger vor dem Parlament ihre Trauer und Wut. Viele hatten mit Krediten in Aktien investiert und mussten nun Nachschüsse leisten oder Zwangsverkäufe ihrer Anteile hinnehmen.
Wall Street tech and South Korea's Kospi stock market show increased correlation, reaching 0.50, driven by AI spending that links U.S. tech giants with Korean memory chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. This dynamic offers early insights into global AI demand but erodes diversification benefits for investors.
亞洲股市週五全面飆漲，韓國KOSPI指數大漲，單個股槓桿ETF暴漲，SK海力士ETF一度漲29.95%，消息傳回台灣引發熱烈討論。
KOSPI plummets 17% over two days, erasing $620 billion, triggered by SK Hynix's earnings miss and exacerbated by leveraged retail bets. Hyperscaler credit default swaps surge, implying 12% default odds, with Oracle's OpenAI exposure a key concern.
韩国股市Kospi指數今日大跌，触发今年第9度熔断。个股槓桿型ETF被认为是放大市场波动的重要因素之一，监管机构对其监管表示担忧。
Güney Kore borsasında son iki günde 600 milyar dolarlık değer kaybı yaşandı. Hükümet, mayıs ayından bu yana rekor yatırım alan tek hisseye dayalı kaldıraçlı ETF'lerin yeni ihraçlarını durdurdu ve var olanlara sınırlamalar getirdi.
韓國綜合股價指數（KOSPI）29日再度暴跌，觸發今年第9度熔斷。財政部就推出個股槓桿型ETF時有欠審慎致歉，考慮限制專業投資人參與。
Major chip stocks fell sharply in the US and Asia as investors sold AI-related shares. South Korea’s Kospi was briefly halted after an 8% drop, while Nvidia’s decline helped Apple regain the top spot.
South Korea's bourse operator activated a sell-side sidecar for the KOSPI benchmark index after it fell sharply, led by tech losses. The decline was linked to escalating Middle East tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about a potential "massive attack" on Iran.
South Korea's major crypto exchanges saw trading activity fall by an average of 77% year-over-year, while the KOSPI stock index more than doubled. This suggests a significant shift in retail speculative interest from cryptocurrencies to equities, potentially impacting smaller crypto platforms.
Un jeune investisseur sud-coréen a tout perdu après un appel de marge suite à la chute du Kospi. 1,2 million de comptes ont été affectés, entraînant des liquidations forcées. Parallèlement, les plateformes crypto du pays ont vu leurs volumes exploser, avec un bond de 1 426 % pour Upbit.
South Korea's bourse operator, the Korea Exchange (KRX), activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark KOSPI index, suspending program trading for five minutes, after the index surged over 6% due to strong tech gains.
South Korea's bourse operator, Korea Exchange (KRX), activated a buy-side sidecar for the KOSPI index on Tuesday, suspending program trading for five minutes, as the benchmark index sharply rose by 4.18 percent, driven by tech sector gains.
Oil prices soared and Asian stocks plummeted after the US launched new strikes against Iran, escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude rose 4.7%, while markets like South Korea's Kospi dropped 8%. Chip companies were severely hit.
La Borsa di Seul ha chiuso in forte ribasso (-8,95%) a 6.806,93 punti, travolta dalle vendite sui titoli tecnologici e dalle tensioni in Medio Oriente. Scattato il circuit breaker per la settima volta dall'inizio dell'anno.
Foreign investors net sold over 1.7 trillion won in the KOSPI market on the 13th due to weakened overall investment sentiment, but the scale has somewhat decreased compared to the previous 'fire sale.' Securities firms predict that meaningful foreign capital inflow will only occur with a re-evaluation of semiconductor stocks.
South Korea's Kospi index dropped 8% to a trading halt on Monday due to escalating Gulf conflict and rising oil prices. Major AI-heavyweights SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics led the selloff, pushing the index into bear market territory, despite remaining the world's best-performing major stock market in 2026.
South Korea's KOSPI index halted trading for 20 minutes on Monday after plunging over 8% due to renewed Middle East tensions following strikes between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. This marks the seventh circuit breaker activation this year.
South Korea's Kospi index plunged 7% on Monday due to rising Middle East geopolitical tensions and concerns over AI stock valuations. Oil prices surged, strengthening the US dollar and increasing interest rate hike bets. Tech stocks led the decline in Seoul, with SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics falling sharply.
