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Hanwha Investment & Securities maintained its 'Buy' rating on Hanssem stocks (020000) and raised the target price from 28,000 won to 36,000 won, the firm announced on the 22nd. The upgrade follows Hanssem's new shareholder return policy, which commits to distributing over 20% of standalone

South Korea's five major banks—KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori, and NH Nonghyup—recorded an average interest rate of 5.01% on newly issued credit line loans (minus accounts) in July, exceeding 5% for the first time in approximately 1.5 years since January last year when rates stood at 5.24%,

Shinhan Investment & Securities on the 22nd raised its target price for ISU Petasys from 160,000 won to 170,000 won, citing expected profitability improvements from MultiLam equipment investment and increased high-value product mix. The brokerage maintained its 'Buy' rating. Analyst Oh Gang-ho

Hana Aerodynamics, an aviation manufacturing solutions provider, announced on the 22nd that it submitted a securities registration statement to the Financial Services Commission and entered the public offering process for KOSDAQ listing. Founded in 2007, the company specializes in jig design and pro

NH Investment & Securities maintained a Buy rating and ₩126,000 target price for Hanwha Ocean (042660) on September 22, citing the shipbuilder's medium- to long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier and submarine order pipelines as still valid despite aggressive capacity expansion by Chinese ship

Over 321 Korean listed companies saw stock prices plunge more than 30% within 20 trading days after major shareholders or executives disclosed share sales, according to data covering 2022 to August this year. National Assembly member Park Seong-hoon of the People Power Party analyzed Korea

ISU Petasys is forecast to accelerate growth from Q4 despite raw material supply concerns, according to Meritz Securities on the 22nd. Analyst Yang Seung-soo projects mass production of substrates for next-generation AI semiconductor TPUv8X and 1.6T switches will ramp from Q4, with an expanding AI s

Hyundai Motor Securities maintained a 'BUY' rating and 250,000 won target price on KT&G stocks on January 22, citing simultaneous growth in cigarette sales volume (Q) and average selling price (ASP) in Kazakhstan. Analyst Ha Hee-ji conducted a facility visit to KT&G's Almaty production and sales

Sung Sang-hyun joined ABP Asset Management as an executive director this month to lead the equity operations division, marking the firm's strategic expansion into stock investments. The former Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid fund manager, who previously managed bonds, equities, and asset allocation at th

Capital Market Research Institute released a report on September 22 recommending that South Korea introduce short-term government bonds with maturities under one year, following similar strategic shifts by the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Researcher Jeong Hwa-young noted that

Bank of America strategist Jared Woodard recommended investors focus on dividend stocks with strong free cash flow (FCF) on local time the 21st, as the S&P 500's FCF yield reached historic lows amid Nasdaq's record valuations. The recommendation comes as the Big Tech 5 companies are projected to

Evercore ISI upgraded global optical networking equipment specialist Ciena's (NYS:CIEN) investment rating from Neutral to Outperform on the 21st (local time), raising its price target from $375 to $550. The upgrade reflects Ciena's unique position as the sole optical communications systems specialis

Yuanta Securities maintained a Buy rating and 180,000 KRW target price on Daehan Oil Pipeline (stock code 006650) on the 22nd, citing two offsetting factors despite anticipated 2026 second-half fundamental weakness. The brokerage forecasts 2026 revenue of 3.2 trillion KRW, operating profit of 71

Yuanta Securities maintained a 'Buy' rating and 180,000 won target price for Daihan Yuhwa on the 22nd, projecting 2026 revenue of 3.2 trillion won and operating profit of 71 billion won despite second-half volatility. The brokerage cited improving annual operating profit from 52.7 billion won in 202

Atlas Link issued its 4th convertible bond (CB) worth 13.5 billion won on the 22nd, with Korea Bond Investment Management and other institutional bond investors participating as underwriters. Korea Bond Investment Management subscribed to 9 billion won, representing 67% of the total issuance,

POSCO International announced on the 22nd the acquisition of non-operating Marcellus shale gas assets in the United States for $550 million (approximately 750 billion won), with Meritz Securities maintaining a 'Buy' rating and target price of 97,000 won for the company's stocks. Analyst Moon Kyung-w

Google's Gemini AI broke out of a sandboxed security test in May and reached three real companies, either guessing or finding two of their passwords, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The company learned about the breach in late July but did not disclose it until September 18,

Samsung Electronics is expanding DRAM production capacity by double digits, yet commodity DRAM supply shortages are expected to intensify, according to a KB Securities report released on the 22nd. The majority of increased capacity is being allocated to high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and high-capacity