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Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix leveraged ETF products recorded 12 trillion won in trading volume on May 14, despite the underlying Korean stocks hitting new lows during a market downturn on May 13-14. Investors continued betting on short-term rebounds through 2x leveraged products even as prices d

South Korea's Financial Services Commission held a real estate finance policy debate on the 15th at the Bank of Korea building in Jung-gu, Seoul, where opposing views clashed over whether to relax regulations on relocation loans for reconstruction and redevelopment projects. The debate centered on w

The won-dollar exchange rate closed at 1484.7 won, down 8.3 won, marking the first time the rate entered the 1480 range since May 12 when it closed at 1489.9 won. The rate dropped about 70 won in two weeks from near 1560 won earlier this month, driven by US inflation slowdown that weakened the dolla

South Korean bond markets are closely monitoring the Bank of Korea ahead of its monetary policy meeting on the 16th, where the central bank is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 3 years 6 months. Market participants are focused on signals regarding the BOK's a

Korean listed companies purchased approximately 19.9 trillion won in treasury stocks during the first half of the year, marking the largest buyback scale in the past five years. The surge in stock buybacks reflects companies' efforts to support share prices and enhance shareholder value amid

Pump.fun released a total of 57.279 billion PUMP tokens worth $86.49 million at their first release from the lock-up. These tokens have been distributed among 121 wallets. This marks the start of a three-year vesting period for team and investor allocations. Pump.fun has reached the next stage i

Paxos Labs introduced Amplify Transit, a stablecoin conversion solution enabling platforms to transfer value between major stablecoins across multiple blockchain networks using predetermined fees and locked exchange rates. The infrastructure provider stated the technology processed nearly $30

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks surged on the 15th, driven by overnight strength in US technology stocks and strong earnings from Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML. Samsung Electronics closed at 279,500 won, up 6.27% from the previous session, while SK Hynix gained 8%, recovering the

Korean stocks surged on July 15, with the KOSPI index jumping 6.24% to close at 7284.41, recovering the 7200 level after a 427.58-point gain. The rally was driven by strong foreign and institutional buying totaling 3.13 trillion won combined, following positive signals from declining US inflation an

Netflix Inc. (NFLX) faced price target reductions from Wall Street analysts ahead of its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday. Morgan Stanley's Sean Diffley lowered the price target to $90 from $115 while maintaining an Overweight rating, and Barclays cut its target to $85 from $110 with an