South Korean stocks plunged late Friday morning as investors sold tech shares to lock in profits from the previous session's rally, with the KOSPI dropping 5.61 percent to 8,429.14, triggering a sell-…
South Korea's KOSPI index plunged over 8% on June 23, triggering a circuit breaker, as foreign investors sold $2.6 billion in shares amid a tech rout led by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The sello…
South Korea's KOSPI index has more than doubled in 2026, driven by domestic retail investors pouring money into semiconductor stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix amid surging AI chip demand. The r…
South Korean chip stocks rallied on Thursday after Micron Technology reported record quarterly revenue and an upbeat outlook, signaling sustained AI memory demand. Samsung Electronics rose 5.3% and SK…
South Korea's KOSPI surged over 5% on Thursday, briefly topping 9,000 points, driven by a tech rally after US chipmaker Micron Technology reported better-than-expected earnings. The index closed at 8,…
Asian stocks rallied as memory chipmakers SK Hynix and Micron Technology surged on AI-driven demand, with SK Hynix reaching a $1.12 trillion market cap and Micron rising nearly 20% after a UBS price t…
The number of stock trading accounts in Korea hit a record high of 108.7 million, driven by a bull run led by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix amid AI optimism. The Korea Composite Stock Pr…
Korean stocks opened sharply higher Thursday, driven by gains in semiconductor shares after U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology reported stronger-than-expected earnings. The benchmark KOSPI added …
Investing.com analysis warns that US Dollar strength could pressure AI-focused stock valuations, examining correlations between USD Index Futures, the KOSPI, and AI equities.…
South Korea's KOSPI index plunged 9.99% on June 23, triggering circuit breakers, as SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics dropped over 12% amid doubts about the AI-driven rally. The KOSPI had surged more t…
SK hynix overtook Samsung Electronics to become the most valuable company on South Korea's KOSPI index on Monday, ending Samsung's 25-year reign as the top stock by market capitalization. The shift re…
SK Hynix briefly surpassed Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable company, reaching a $1.35 trillion market cap on June 22, 2026, driven by surging demand for its high-bandwidth mem…
SK Hynix shares surged more than 7% to a record high in Seoul, driven by renewed AI chip demand after Intel's bullish earnings report. The rally pushed South Korea's KOSPI index past 8,000 points for …
Seoul stocks opened at a fresh record high Friday, with the KOSPI surging 2.48 percent to 9,288.89, driven by a continued chip rally fueled by artificial intelligence demand. The gains followed overni…
South Korea's retail crypto trading volume fell 28% year over year to $69 billion in Q1 2026, the steepest decline among major global markets, as retail investors shifted to AI-driven semiconductor st…
Seoul's KOSPI index crossed the 9,000-point milestone on Thursday, reaching 9,000.68, driven by semiconductor and tech stocks. The index broke the new record less than a month after surpassing 8,000 p…
Korean stocks rebounded late Wednesday morning, with the KOSPI rising 0.13 percent to 8,737.91, as retail investors bought market heavyweights despite a tech-led slide on Wall Street. Investors remain…
Seoul stocks opened lower Wednesday, with the KOSPI down 0.87 percent, following tech declines on Wall Street driven by Nvidia's bond sale plan and caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy update…
Asia hedge funds focused on AI hardware and semiconductors achieved triple-digit returns in early 2026, with E20 Capital's Global Opportunity Investment Fund up 136% and WT Asset Management's China Fo…
Seoul shares fell nearly 4% late Friday morning as investors locked in profits from a recent tech-led rally, with the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) losing 334.97 points, or 3.88%, to 8,304…