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Japan's Nikkei 225 and Topix indices closed higher on the 12th, forming a technical 'golden cross' pattern as the 5-day moving average crossed above the 25-day moving average. The Nikkei 225 rose 553.84 points (0.83%) to 67,524.06, while the Topix gained 38.39 points (0.94%) to 4,139.00. The rally o

Korea Exchange designated 36 companies as watchlist stocks following new delisting requirements that took effect from last month's 1st. The designation applies to firms whose stock prices remained below 1,000 KRW for 30 consecutive trading days or whose market capitalization fell below regulatory th

Weaver Fintech reported a 10% decline in headline earnings per share to 256.5 cents for the first half of 2026, even as its Fintech division acquired over 130,000 new customers monthly and achieved 30% revenue growth. The earnings

Vodacom Group announced board changes on 12 August 2026, confirming Chairman Saki Macozoma will retire on 20 July 2027 after a decade of service, with Khumo Shuenyane appointed as his successor effective 21 July 2027. The telecommunications company enforces a self-imposed 10-year tenure limit for board members, triggering this leadership transition. The announcement also includes the retirement of director Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa on 8 October 2026 and the appointment of former Airtel Africa CE

The Korea Exchange will designate 30 companies as management stocks on the 13th under strengthened delisting standards, including 9 from the KOSPI market and 21 from the KOSDAQ market. These companies failed to meet stock price and market capitalization requirements under revised regulations that to

Moody's Ratings maintained Korea National Railway's (KNR) credit rating at Aa2 with a stable outlook, the agency announced on the 12th. The rating matches South Korea's sovereign credit rating level. Moody's cited KNR's role as a core agency executing government railway infrastructure policy and the

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission took down several websites operated by Yepbit on Wednesday after investors reported being unable to access their funds on the digital assets and futures trading platform. ASIC issued the enforcement action because Yepbit operates in Australia

Meritz Financial Group Vice Chairman Kim Yong-beom stated during a conference call on the 12th that the company is actively reviewing mergers and acquisitions more than before to pursue next-stage growth. The conference call followed the release of Meritz Financial's second-quarter earnings

XRP large holders accumulated tokens over three months as the cryptocurrency's price declined, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment. The number of wallets holding at least 1 million XRP increased by 32 during the period, while XRP's total market capitalization dropped 29%. XRP trades

Keel Infrastructure shut all US Bitcoin mining sites, repurposing them for AI and high-performance computing per its August 2026 Form 10-Q. The company reported a $65 million net loss alongside $819 million in total liquidity and $121 million in Bitcoin reserves. The shift represents a regional

Taekwang Industries selected Busan Equity Partners as its consortium partner on the 12th to pursue the acquisition of Nexflex, a flexible copper clad laminate manufacturer. MBK Partners, Nexflex's largest shareholder, appointed Deutsche Bank as the sale advisor early this year and announced a

Super Micro Computer, Inc. stock rose 10% in premarket trading Wednesday after the company reported fourth quarter fiscal year 2026 results that exceeded analyst expectations and disclosed a $60 billion backlog. The server manufacturer posted net sales of $11.1 billion in Q4, up 93% year-over-year,

FlightAware dismissed its lawsuit against Kalshi one day after filing the suit. The flight-tracking platform said in a Tuesday filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District that it had voluntarily dismissed the legal action. FlightAware sued Kalshi on Monday, alleging that the

Korean stocks rallied for three consecutive trading days this week, with the KOSPI recovering above the 6500 level after closing at 6579.04 on August 12, marking a 233.51-point (3.68%) gain. The rebound was driven by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reclaiming price levels of 250,000 won and 1.5

Germany's Federal Statistical Office (FSO) confirmed in July that the country's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% year-over-year, matching preliminary estimates. Energy prices continued to rise at an above-average pace, serving as the primary inflation driver. The FSO attributed the

The Philippine economy grew by 2.3% in the second quarter of 2026, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on August 7, marking the weakest quarterly growth in 16 years outside the pandemic period. The figure fell short of the 2.8% growth forecast by a BusinessWorld poll of 21 analysts and

South Korea's top five securities firms reported a combined net profit of 7.76 trillion won in the first half of this year, marking a record high. The firms—Mirae Asset, Korea Investment, Samsung, NH Investment, and Kiwoom—saw profits surge 144% compared to the same period last year, driven by

Dongwon Industries [006040], the business holding company of Dongwon Group, announced on the 12th Q2 operating profit of 151.5 billion won and revenue of 2.572 trillion won, representing year-over-year increases of 13.3% and 9.0% respectively. The earnings growth was driven by improved performance i

L&C Bio Chairman Lee Hwan-chul and financial investor Now IB Fund 19 are selling shares ahead of the company's 140.6 billion KRW rights offering. Now IB Fund 19 sold 400,780 shares from the 5th to the 12th, recovering 23.8 billion KRW, while Chairman Lee announced on the 11th a plan to sell 826,276

SK Hynix perpetual futures recorded 1,610 billion USD in trading volume across 11 global exchanges from February 19 to 8th of this month per Eugene Investment & Securities. The surge reflects demand to price in semiconductor news occurring during Korean market closure. Perpetual futures operate 24 h