Korean stocks closed lower for the second consecutive session on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of key global ...

A financial data screen at the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Aug. 19, 2025, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock ...

A palpable wave of caution swept across Asian markets on Tuesday, pulling stocks lower as investors retreated to the ...

SEOUL, - Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ...

South Korean shares declined on Monday, dragged down by local chip stocks following reports US President Donald Trump will ...

South Korea's tax policies have thrown the outlook for Asia's best-performing major stock market into doubt, with investors ...

Shares are higher in Asia a day ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for imposing higher tariffs on goods imported ...

The KOSPI now sits just beneath the 2,600-point plateau, although it's tipped to erase those losses on Thursday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is positive on optimism over the outlook ...

The Kospi Index has lost 5.6% since President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law imposition, while the small-cap Kosdaq Index has slid even more. The won weakened more than 2% against the dollar.

Asian shares were mostly lower Friday while Tokyo’s benchmark jumped more than 2% after Japanese officials said they had ...

Such positions on the benchmark Kospi Index have reached more than 9 trillion won ($6.5 billion) as of July 9, according to the Korea Exchange website.

The KOSPI market now rests just above the 2,620-point plateau although it may be stuck in neutral on Tuesday.