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According to Herald Economy, high-net-worth individuals in South Korea with over 1 billion won in financial assets have begun adjusting their investment portfolios. The shift involves reallocating assets away from stocks and physical assets toward new investment opportunities, as highlighted by financial veterans analyzing wealth management trends.

According to Korea Exchange, Naver stock jumped 8.8% to 225,000 won during afternoon trading on July 27 after Nvidia announced a ₩1.48 trillion investment in the South Korean tech company. The investment is part of Nvidia's AI factory collaboration initiative with Naver.

According to Asia Economy, Kiwoom Asset Management launches the 'KIWOOM US CPU Semiconductor TOP4+' exchange-traded fund (ETF) on July 28, allocating approximately 80% to Intel, AMD, ARM Holdings, and Qualcomm. The remaining 20% invests in related CPU ecosystem companies including Nvidia, Apple, TSMC, Broadcom, Marvell Technology, and Cadence Design Systems. The ETF is designed to capture the shift in AI infrastructure, where CPU performance increasingly determines GPU utilization efficiency as

Japan's 10-year government bond yield declined 6 basis points to 2.755% on July 27.

According to Bloomberg citing sources, SoftBank attracted 21 new lenders to its $40 billion bridge loan for OpenAI on July 27. The new lenders collectively received approximately $7 billion of the loan amount, with Abu Dhabi First Bank, Singapore's Temasek, and Standard Chartered each subscribing to nearly $1 billion. The remaining $33 billion is currently held by underwriters and senior lenders, with potential for further syndication.

South Korea's KOSPI index turned negative on the afternoon of July 27 as foreign investors sold approximately 2 trillion won (about $1.5 billion) of shares. The selloff offset gains from declining international oil prices and optimism over South Korea-U.S. AI cooperation. Meanwhile, the KOSDAQ maintained strength above 1% on gains in biotech and robotics stocks, while Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix weighted down the broader KOSPI.

According to Nikkei Asian Review, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed on July 14 relaxing the current 2x leverage trading cap for cryptocurrencies, citing insufficient market liquidity and price discovery mechanisms. The policy initiative aims to attract more cryptocurrency capital back to the Japanese market and promote healthy market development.

According to blockchain analytics account Lookonchain, withdrawals from BitMart slowed following the exchange's wind-down announcement, with only 58 wallets withdrawing approximately $805,000 in 24 hours on Monday. The account reported no withdrawals processed during an eight-hour tracking period. Users continued reporting withdrawal difficulties, with some receiving completion confirmation emails while funds remained frozen on-chain, and others experiencing pending transfers for over 30 minutes

According to Santiment, over the past month, Ethereum maintained the highest developer activity among major blockchains with 263,300 developer events, despite a 40.29% decline. The network registered approximately 1,100 contributors, down 13.23% from the previous period. BNB Chain ranked second with 121,800 developer events (down 40.72%) and 603 contributors (down 17.62%). Most leading blockchains experienced significant declines in both metrics. Notably, Solana stood out as the only major netwo

According to Iranian officials, early on July 27, Iran intercepted six vessels that had disabled their navigation and positioning systems in an attempt to illegally transit through the southern Strait of Hormuz. One vessel encountered an accident during the incident, while the remaining five were redirected back to the Persian Gulf under Iranian control, according to state media.

Pakistan's KSE-100 Index rose 2.5% intraday today, expanding its daily gains amid market movements.

According to Coinglass data shared by ChainCatcher, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index currently stands at 29, up 2 points from yesterday. The index has averaged 28 over the past 7 days and 23 over the past 30 days.

According to BlockBeats, Jefferies raised its Apple (AAPL.O) target price to $308.92 from $299.88 on July 27.

According to IRNA, Iran's Ilam-Mashhad flight resumed operations today (Monday) after a six-month suspension due to the conflict situation.

According to Goldman Sachs' latest South Korea market report, KOSPI fell about 2% last week despite continued foreign investor buying. Leveraged ETF assets in South Korea have halved to $260 billion from a peak of $530 billion, while retail margin balances declined to $220 billion from $250 billion. Foreign capital inflows have concentrated in the tech sector, yet the market faces medium-term outflow pressure with semiconductor holdings near historic lows. Goldman Sachs noted that while AI capit

According to Axios on July 26, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is visiting the White House this week to seek faster approval of a powerful new AI model that has solved an 80-year-old mathematical puzzle. The model, which resolved the Erdős unit distance problem, marks the first instance of an AI autonomously solving and having the solution validated by external mathematicians. OpenAI's latest model also enables governments and enterprises to deploy autonomous agent teams that can work continuously on comp

South Korean retail investors' additional interest expenses from margin loans at securities firms nearly reached 100 billion won in Q2 2026, as the average daily margin loan balance expanded by approximately 5 trillion won compared to Q1, according to market data. The increased borrowing for stock purchases coincided with heightened trading activity in the domestic equity market, with five major brokerage firms expected to collectively post operating profits close to 5 trillion won for the secon

According to Russian news agency TASS, Dangote Refinery secured $2.5 billion in financing on July 27 to expand its Lekki facility. The refinery's daily processing capacity is targeted to double from 650,000 barrels to 1.4 million barrels by 2028.

According to Yonhapinfomax, the Korean won weakened to 1,466.80 per U.S. dollar on July 27 morning, up 0.20 won from the previous Seoul close and 8.30 won from New York's prior close, as importers stepped in to buy dollars following recent sharp depreciation. The rate briefly touched 1,467.00 won during morning trading. The recovery was supported by sustained dollar inflows from SK Hynix's ADR listing and strong importer settlement demand, while foreign investors' consecutive two-day net selling

According to Eugenecorp Securities researcher Huh Jae-hwan, South Korea's KOSPI index plunged 28.5% from June 21's intraday peak of 9,114 points to 6,516 points on July 20, marking its largest decline since the 2008 financial crisis. SK Hynix shares fell 39.6% from their peak. Huh expects stock prices to take approximately one month to recover, but a V-shaped rebound similar to the COVID-19 pandemic recovery appears unlikely given the Bank of Korea's strong prospects for further rate hikes and d