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According to the Korea Exchange, KOSPI trading volume on July 20 fell to 33.2 trillion won, down 35.9% from 51.8 trillion won on July 1. Investor deposits (cash reserves) also declined to 108.1 trillion won as of July 16, compared with nearly 140 trillion won in June, according to the Financial Inve
The US Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell 0.2% in June to 99.1, reversing two months of gains, according to the Conference Board on local time July 20. The decline was attributed to weakened consumer expectations and reduced building permits across most categories, though financial components
According to the Conference Board on July 20, U.S. leading economic indicators fell 0.2% in June to 99.1, reversing two months of gains and missing the market consensus expectation of a 0.1% decline. Consumer sentiment contraction and declining building permits across most categories weighed on the
BitDelta Securities Financial Services received a Category 5 introducing broker licence from the UAE Capital Market Authority, formally granted on May 12, 2026, and announced on July 20. The approval completed a licensing process that began with an in-principle approval on May 4. The licence
BitDelta Securities received full regulatory approval to operate as an introducing broker in the United Arab Emirates on May 12, 2026, as formally announced on July 20. The company was granted a Category 5 licence by the UAE Capital Market Authority under licence number 20200000439.
The approval pe
According to Bloomberg, the 60-day correlation coefficient between South Korea's KOSPI index (Korea's benchmark equity index) and the Nasdaq 100 index reached 0.46 on July 20, approaching a two-year high. The reading is roughly three times higher than the five-year average of 0.16, signaling
On July 20, German DAX 30 index closed up 0.12% at 24,862.78 points. France's CAC 40 rose 0.11%, Italy's FTSE MIB gained 0.04% with its banking index up 0.71%, while the UK's FTSE 100 fell 0.73%.
According to Korea Exchange, KOSDAQ's daily trading volume fell to 4.79 trillion won on July 20, marking the lowest level since August 28, 2025. The KOSDAQ index dropped 5.33% to close at 749.64.
As market funds concentrate in large-cap stocks, over 350 KOSDAQ-listed companies now face delisting ri
According to HSBC strategists, the timing of Asia's deleveraging and retail selloff remains difficult to determine, while semiconductor stock technicals are approaching oversold territory but have not yet reached extreme levels. The bank prefers European equities, equal-weight S&P 500
According to HSBC strategists led by Max Kettner, sentiment and positioning indicators are displaying early warning signs for risk assets on July 20, 2026. The team's report noted that long-only investor positioning has risen, signaling elevated risk appetite. While Middle East tensions have
According to Seoul Stock Exchange, KOSPI plunged 4.46% (304.33 points) to close at 6,516.27 on July 20, marking another sharp decline as Chinese AI startup MoonShot's release of its Kimi K3 model triggered market turmoil. The index fell 28.02% over the past month, significantly underperforming
According to Bitget market data, on July 20, Nasdaq-100 components showed mixed intraday performance. Semiconductors, storage, and AI infrastructure sectors led gains, with Lumentum surging 7.37% on strong AI data center interconnect demand, Teradyne rising 5.27%, and Western Digital
According to Hong Kong Economic Journal, HSI July futures reported 25,085 points tonight at approximately 10:31 p.m. on July 20, down 67 points or 0.27%, trading at a discount of 58 points with 11,895 contracts traded. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index futures stood at 8,366 points, down 21 poin
Foreign investors sold 108 trillion won in Korean stocks over the past three months, with 47 trillion won exiting in June alone, according to market data. The sell-off stems from rebalancing by emerging market active fund managers responding to inflated semiconductor sector weights in the MSCI
U.S. stock futures climbed early Monday, with Nasdaq futures rising 0.7%, S&P 500 futures gaining 0.35%, and Dow futures up 0.3% as of 06:00 am ET, as investors sought to rebound from Friday's losses when the Nasdaq fell 1.4%, the S&P 500 dropped 1%, and the Dow declined 0.8%. The rally came
The U.S. Conference Board Leading Index declined 0.2% month-over-month in June, undershooting the forecast of minus 0.1% and marking a deterioration from the prior month's increase of 0.1%.
At market open on July 20, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%, and the Nasdaq advanced 0.85%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged 2.5%, with SanDisk up approximately 5%, SK Hynix up about 4%, and Micron Technology rising roughly 4%. AMD gained approximately
According to Bloomberg, short positions in S&P 500 components have recently climbed to 3.79% of free-float shares, marking the highest level since S3 Partners began tracking data in 2010. The Russell 3000 short ratio similarly hit a record 6.3%. These elevated short positions reflect investor