Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

According to Mirae Asset, the TIGER S&P 500 ETF ranked first among domestic listed ETFs in net purchases by retail investors year-to-date as of September 29, with cumulative inflows totaling 4.8611 trillion won. This marks the third consecutive year the product has held the top position. Since

Korea Investment & Trust Management's ACE US Nasdaq 100 ETF recorded cumulative individual investor net purchases exceeding 500 billion won since the start of the year, as of the 28th. The sustained inflows reflect long-term investment demand targeting growth prospects in artificial intelligence, se

Korea Investment & Trust Management's ACE US NASDAQ100 ETF recorded individual investor net purchases exceeding 509.7 billion won since the start of the year, as of the 28th. The sustained inflows occurred despite ongoing volatility in US markets, driven by individual investors seeking long-term

According to Korea Investment Trust Management, as of September 28, personal investors accumulated net purchases of 509.7 billion KRW in the 'ACE Nasdaq-100' ETF since the start of 2026. The ETF tracks the Nasdaq-100 index and provides exposure to major U.S. tech giants including Nvidia,

Japan's July coincident index came in at 120.6, unchanged from the prior month's reading of 120.6.

South Korea's KOSPI index declined 1.07% to 6816.26 as of 1:15 PM on the 29th, hovering near the critical 6800 level amid mounting pressure from rising US oil prices and interest rates. The benchmark index opened at 6844.41,

According to Coinglass, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index currently stands at 74, down 1 point from yesterday. The 7-day average is 72, while the 30-day average is 67.

According to Korean Exchange executives on September 29, the after-hours market (애프터마켓) launched on September 14 has demonstrated improved stability. The exchange reported that volatility intervention (VI) triggers decreased from 1,112 occurrences in the first five days to 553, showing

According to CoinShares' latest report on September 29, the U.S. CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate, cooling short-term expectations for crypto legislation. However, collaboration between traditional finance and on-chain infrastructure continues, with recent TradeFi developments including

According to Peter Stein, CEO of ASIFMA and GFMA, on September 29 at Korea Premium Week 2026, global investors called for Korea to address underlying market infrastructure gaps before accelerating settlement cycle reforms. Stein likened the issue to fixing "rusty pipes," highlighting operational

According to ZhiTong Finance, on September 29, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 0.63%, dropping 155 points to 24,486 in early trading. The Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.37%, with total morning turnover reaching 90.9 billion Hong Kong dollars. Kangfang Biotech (09926) led market gainers with a

South Korea's KOSPI (benchmark equity index) fell 1% intraday on September 29.

Financial Services Commission and Korea Exchange co-hosted Korea Premium Week 2026 on the 29th at The Grand Lotte Seoul, where industry experts discussed Korean stock market advancement through AI investment expansion and infrastructure improvements. Song Ki-myung, Korea Exchange Securities Market

Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz Group, warned on local time 28th via X that markets are increasingly relying on the Federal Reserve to address inflation shocks without meaningful fiscal consolidation. He stated that the longer this situation persists, the greater the likelihood t

According to Yahoo Finance, Morgan Stanley strategists Mike Wilson and his team identified two warning signals in the U.S. stock market post-Jackson Hole. The proportion of S&P 500 components trading above their 200-day moving average has narrowed significantly from approximately 75% in

According to Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz Group, on September 28, the U.S. risks repeating a 1980s-style policy combination by over-relying on Federal Reserve monetary tightening to combat inflation without meaningful fiscal consolidation. El-Erian said through X that as

According to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the global trade frictions index for July 2026 stood at 101 on September 29, remaining at elevated levels. The total amount of global trade friction measures declined 18.7 percent year-over-year and 2.2 percent

REX Financial announced plans on the 28th to rebrand its S&P 500 4x leveraged ETN (SPYU) under the MicroSectors brand, reflecting a strategic shift toward index-based products. Asia Representative Ogi Seok stated at a Seoul Yeouido press conference that approximately $5 billion exited US

According to REX Financial executives at a Seoul press briefing on September 28, U.S. leveraged products saw a significant shift in investor demand during Q3. Single-stock leveraged products experienced net outflows of $5 billion, while index-based products received $9 billion in inflows—a

UN PRI board chair Conor Kehoe and Korean Exchange officials recommended that domestic pension funds and institutional investors establish medium- to long-term evaluation systems for delegated asset managers (GPs) based on stewardship code principles at a conference held on the 29th. The Korea