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Daesin Securities maintained a 'Buy' rating and KRW 1.84 million target price for Doosan on the 21st, following the company's dual announcement of large-scale treasury stock cancellation and electronics business expansion. Doosan's board meeting on the 17th decided to cancel 2,568,528 treasury

Four Japanese companies are competing for the stock market capitalization 1 position as of the 18th, with Toyota, SoftBank, Kioxia Holdings, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group alternating at the top. This marks the first time four companies have traded the 1 spot within a single year since data

Yuanta Securities Korea signed a memorandum of understanding with blockchain company Beetoz on the 21st to verify a stablecoin payment structure for token securities subscription payments. The partnership addresses a current limitation where token securities record ownership on-chain but subscriptio

Neosapience surged 195% on its KOSDAQ debut, opening at 29,500 won compared to its IPO price of 10,000 won. The AI voice synthesis company's shares peaked at 30,700 won during trading, driven by strong investor demand for artificial intelligence stocks and positive momentum in the broader KOSPI

South Korea's banking sector is testing whether its stress Debt Service Ratio (DSR) policy can protect mortgage borrowers as variable interest rates rise, according to financial industry sources on September 21. The stress DSR system was first introduced in late February 2024 to manage household

BORA's price surged 11.69% in 15 minutes, reaching $0.029888. The rapid increase reflects heightened trading activity, with 24-hour volume reaching $4,296,029 and a market cap of approximately $34.4 million. The price movement represents a notable uptick from a previous low of $0.02565519. BORA

Lunit, a South Korean medical artificial intelligence company, saw its stock price surge 5.88% to 9,360 won as of 9:09 AM on the 21st, with trading volume exceeding 3.6 million shares in early trading. The rally followed the company's inclusion in TIME magazine's 'World's Best HealthTech

Samsung Asset Management announced on the 21st that its KODEX US Semiconductor ETF added SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) to its portfolio following a regular rebalancing of the US SMH Semiconductor Index. The inclusion occurred approximately two months after SK Hynix ADR listed on the US

The USD/KRW exchange rate in the Seoul foreign exchange market rose to 1385.7 KRW at 9 AM on the 21st, up 2.4 KRW from the previous session, marking the 8th consecutive trading day of increases. The sustained upward movement is driven by rising US long-term interest rates and elevated oil prices. Th

Seoul OTC, operator of the unlisted stock trading platform Seoul OTC Unlisted, is seeking participation from multiple securities firms to diversify its shareholder structure as it pursues approval for over-the-counter (OTC) brokerage business. The platform recently completed an external evaluation c

Elliott Management's international investment dispute against South Korea over the 2015 Samsung C&T-Cheil Industries merger remains under remand proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, with approximately 160 billion won in potential government liability at stake. The UK High Court

Growth Research issued a report on the 21st analyzing the shift from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix concentration toward small and mid-cap stocks in the Korean market. The two companies accounted for 78.3% of KOSPI gains in the first half, driven by memory price surges, but price increases have

Hana Securities maintains a 'Buy' rating and a target price of 365,000 won for SK Gas, forecasting a 'lower first half, higher second half' earnings pattern for this year. Analyst Yoo Jae-seon attributes the expected second-half recovery to the partial conversion of second-quarter LPG derivative

Meritz Securities raised its target price for NHN stocks to 80,000 won from 64,000 won while maintaining a 'buy' rating, citing steep revenue growth expected from national project contracts starting in the fourth quarter. Analyst Lee Hyo-jin stated on the 21st that NHN's third-quarter consolidated r

Hana Securities maintained a 'Buy' rating and 200,000 won target price for SK Innovation stocks on the 21st, citing the company's subsidiary SK E&S's LNG supply chain that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz as a key competitive advantage. The securities firm forecasts SK Innovation will achieve

Korea Investment & Securities maintained a Buy rating and 390,000 KRW target price for NC on the 21st, citing the upcoming global launch of Aion 2 in the second half of the year as a potential inflection point for the company. Analyst 정호윤 stated that NC's stock price underwent significant

KIWOOM Asset Management executed a regular rebalancing of its KIWOOM US S&P500 Momentum ETF in September, replacing 54 out of 99 constituent stocks. The portfolio restructuring represented a 54.5% turnover in holdings. The rebalancing followed the ETF's methodology of selecting the top 100 stocks