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KOSPI is expected to attempt a recovery toward the 6300 level on August 10, following a rebound in US stocks driven by easing concerns over interest rate hikes. The South Korean benchmark index closed at 6258.77 on August 7, down 0.60%, marking a second consecutive day of decline. US July non-farm e

Ten major Korean conglomerates saw their combined market capitalization drop by approximately 1,700 trillion won from the end of June to August 6, according to financial data firm FnGuide. The total market cap fell from 5,564 trillion won to 3,868.8 trillion won, a 30.47% decline. The decrease

Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO Greg Abel ended a 14-quarter stock selling streak in his second quarter at the helm, deploying capital aggressively through $20 billion in net stock purchases and $4.5 billion in share buybacks. As of June 30, the conglomerate's cash and cash equivalents fell 8.0% to $36

Bearing Art, an industrial bearing manufacturer within the Iljin Global automotive parts group, is majority-owned by the third generation of the founding family, with Lee Ki-ryun holding 40% and Lee Ki-won holding 30%, according to disclosure filings released in May when Iljin Global was

South Korean retail investors net sold $525.7 million in overseas stocks during Q2 2025, marking their first quarterly net sale in 10 quarters, according to data released by the Bank of Korea on August 10. The net selling occurred in April ($424.9 million) and May ($605.5 million), driven by a

JP Morgan released a report analyzing competitive dynamics among SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, and Micron in the HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) market. The investment bank projected SK Hynix's market share will decline from 60% in 2025 to 42% by 2028, while Samsung Electronics is forecast to narrow th

KB Asset Management expanded its exchange-traded fund (ETF) market share during July, when Korean stock markets experienced sharp volatility. The company's ETF net assets totaled 34.68 trillion won as of August 5, representing a 7.80% market share, according to Korea Financial Investment

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are capturing the majority of trading volume and transaction fees in the expanding tokenized stock market, according to an analysis released by Lightwood Communication and Bitplanet Research Lab. Last month, the on-chain tokenized stock market reached a value of

Individual investors in the Korean stock market net purchased 1.4166 trillion won in KOSPI during July despite the index falling 22% — the largest monthly decline since the global financial crisis. The buying concentrated on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as investors believed in the long-term

Morgan Stanley issued a buy recommendation on Korean memory semiconductor stocks Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, stating that the steep correction phase has ended and current valuations offer an attractive re-entry opportunity. Investment bank industry sources reported on the 9th that Morgan Stanl

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service issued 66 securities registration statement correction requests in an 8-month period, exceeding the prior year's full-year total of 43 and the 56 requests issued in 2024, according to data compiled by Money Today from FSS electronic disclosures and

South Korean listed companies face tightening fundraising conditions across equity and debt markets this year, despite rising money supply. The Financial Supervisory Service has requested corrections on 15 equity financing plans this year, while first-half corporate bond issuance fell 15.2%

Korean stocks showed reduced volatility during the first week of August following July's historic decline, with KOSPI closing at 6258.77 and KOSDAQ at 798.81. The volatility index VKOSPI dropped from 93 to 75.59 on July 29, signaling easing market anxiety. The recovery attempt stems from

Delicious and K&S I&C will list on KOSDAQ on the 12th and 14th respectively, while Kido Industry, Nears Lab, and Hatch Tech conduct retail public offerings from the 11th through the 13th. Digital healthcare company Skylabs will hold institutional demand forecasting from the 14th to the 21st. The

The KOSPI index fell 5.1% during August 3-7, yet 86.6% of individual Korean stocks posted gains as capital rotated away from large-cap semiconductors into construction and secondary battery sectors. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dropped 12% and 17.23% respectively during the period, dragging

Korea Exchange is implementing new delisting rules for penny stocks, with 39 companies currently designated as management concerns after trading below 1,000 won for 25 consecutive days. The first management-designated stocks are expected on the 13th, with the earliest possible delistings occurring i

Four US AI active ETFs listed on the Korea Exchange showed divergent 1-month performance, with a gap reaching 13 percentage points. ACE US AI Tech Core Industry Active returned -10.09% and RISE US AI Tech Active returned -11.94%, while memory-focused TIME Global AI Artificial Intelligence Active

Bank of America, JPMorgan and Oppenheimer analysts identified three AI stocks positioned for further gains following quarterly earnings. The bullish outlooks from Mariana Perez Mora, Doug Anmuth and Edward Yang reflect expectations that AI investment will remain strong despite ongoing concerns

Korean financial authorities' regulations on single-stock leveraged ETFs cut assets for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix products to 1.6 trillion won and 2.9 trillion won as of the 4th, Korea Investment & Securities reported on the 9th. The measures targeted overheated investment sentiment amid

Korea Zinc is advancing a strategic metals production project in Tennessee that received US government fast-track approval in April, as economic security considerations increasingly override price in private equity fund cross-border acquisitions. The project, named Project Crucible, focuses on