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According to Korea Exchange, KOSPI surged 2.81% (up 203.48 points) to 7,450.27 on the morning of July 9, rebounding from two consecutive days of sharp declines. The index opened 3.31% higher at 7,486.64 and reached an intraday high of 7,493.30.

According to Financial Supervisory Service data released on July 9, the gap between Asian and European foreign investors' holdings in Korean bonds narrowed to 0.4 percentage point by end of May, from 4.7 percentage points in late December. Asia's share of total foreign bond holdings fell to 40.0% by May from 41.4% in December, while Europe's share rose to 39.6% from 36.7%. Over the five-month period through May, European investors recorded net inflows of 7.04 trillion won compared to only 500 bi

According to Yonhap Infomax, on July 9, South Korea's major bank-affiliated card companies including KB Kookmin Card and NH Nonghyup Card are introducing or strengthening daily and monthly usage limits on corporate debit cards. The move follows a request from the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) to monitor and prevent money laundering schemes in which criminals purchase large quantities of commodity vouchers using corporate debit cards with no spending caps, then resell them for cash. NH Nong

According to NICE Credit Ratings, Lotte Shopping's credit rating outlook was downgraded to 'AA- (Negative)' at the end of June, from 'AA- (Stable)', amid increased financial burden from supporting affiliated companies including Lotte Chemical. The downgrade reflects mounting financial strain as Lotte Shopping has provided collateral for Lotte Chemical's bonds and supported other subsidiaries' capital needs in recent periods.

Kansas Athletics announced a partnership with Ripple on July 8, placing the XRP brand on Jayhawk uniforms as the first cryptocurrency sponsorship on a major college athletics program jersey. The multiyear agreement covers all Kansas Athletics team uniforms across the university's sports programs, according to the official announcement. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, a University of Kansas alumnus, called the milestone a rare intersection of his professional career and personal connection to his a

According to Yonhap Infomax's consensus of seven major Korean brokerages on July 9, Hyundai AutoEver (307950) is projected to report second quarter operating profit of 86.6 billion won, rebounding sharply from first quarter's 21.2 billion won. Revenue is expected to reach 1.1998 trillion won, up 15.14% year-over-year, with net profit of 65.8 billion won, up 10.22% year-over-year. The recovery reflects deferred IT outsourcing (ITO) billing recognized in Q2—approximately 20 billion won from major

According to Jin10, on July 8 (Wednesday), most European stock indices declined sharply. Germany's DAX30 fell 2.30% to 24,903.46, Spain's IBEX35 dropped 2.76% to 19,098.63, and France's CAC40 fell 2.18% to 8,252.66. In Asia, China's Shanghai Composite declined 0.49% to 3,970.88, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 2.99% to 24,199.46. U.S. indices showed mixed movement, with the Dow Jones down 1.09% at 52,348.09 and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.20% at 25,870.65.

According to Jin10 Futures, on July 9, Iran vowed a large-scale strike on U.S. military bases. The statement sent international oil prices to higher levels amid heightened geopolitical tensions.

Spot platinum rose 0.57% and spot palladium rose 0.54% as of 8:30 AM Beijing time on July 9.

According to a Haihui Futures report on July 9, container shipping rates on the Europe-China route showed signs of recovery following renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, which eased market pessimism over the full reopening of the Suez Canal. Maersk's week-30 booking shows Shanghai-to-European ports (excluding Hamburg) priced at $4,800 per 40-foot container, down $700 week-on-week, while Hamburg rates stand at $4,900. The geopolitical escalation shifted market focus from "Suez reopening impact" back to f

South Korea's KOSPI index surged 4.00% intraday on July 9, with semiconductor maker SK Hynix rising 9% on the same day.

According to the Ministry of Commerce and nine other government departments, China announced on July 9 support for digital RMB use in consumption voucher distribution and settlement processes. The initiative aims to leverage digital RMB smart contracts to enable efficient fund turnover and precise subsidy distribution.

According to Nvidia, the company recently unveiled technical details of its next-generation Rosa data center CPU, designed specifically for emerging AI agent workloads. Rosa will be paired with the next-generation Feynman GPU and will adopt the new Rigel CPU core, Nvidia's latest custom Arm microarchitecture following Olympus, both based on Arm v9.2 instruction set. Unlike Vera, which uses the Olympus core, Rigel focuses on enhancing single-core performance within the same silicon area rather th

According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Barclays initiated coverage of Microstrategy (MSTR) for the first time, assigning a buy rating with a $130 price target. The investment from the $2.3 trillion asset-scale bank marks a significant shift in Wall Street's perception. Wall Street has reclassified MSTR from a crypto proxy to a fintech company, placing it in the same category as Visa and Mastercard.

According to Joe Burnett, Vice President at Strive, major global capital allocators now have bitcoin-related tools aligned with their investment views. Burnett outlined three distinct bitcoin investment perspectives and their corresponding capital deployment options on X. Bullish investors can hold Bitcoin and Amplified Bitcoin; neutral investors can hold Digital Credit; bearish investors can short Bitcoin or Amplified Bitcoin. Burnett noted that each major capital allocator now has a tool match

According to Odaily, Binance co-founder Yi He stated on X today that if investors trust CZ or herself, they can purchase BNB directly without seeking so-called clues or making donations. Yi He noted that her BNB holdings are fully disclosed on the Binance platform.

According to Fox Business, Senator Ron Wyden has called on Senate leadership to retain the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) in any version of the Clarity Act submitted for full Senate consideration. In a letter to Senators Thune and Schumer, Wyden stated that the provision would codify existing federal policy, clarifying that non-custodial software developers should not be treated as money transmitters solely for publishing software, while preserving the Department of Justice and FinCE

According to Yonhap Infomax on July 9, Shinhan Financial's Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio is expected to rebound to around 13.4% in the second quarter. However, the proposed acquisition of Lotte Insurance—valued at over 1 trillion Korean won—poses a significant risk to the capital ratio, potentially pushing CET1 below the 13% threshold when accounting for post-acquisition capital raising requirements. Market observers are focusing on how Shinhan will balance its new shareholder return formula

According to ChainCatcher citing SoSoValue data, Bitwise XRP ETF posted outflows of $7.2918 million yesterday (July 8), the sole outflow among XRP spot ETFs. The fund has accumulated $494 million in total net inflows to date.

According to The Block, Ark Invest, the investment firm led by Cathie Wood, bought 181,847 shares of SpaceX on Wednesday (July 8), worth approximately $27 million.