According to Shin Young Securities, South Korea's initial public offering (IPO) market posted its weakest first-half performance since 2020, with only 17 new listings and 1.1 trillion won in fundraising, down 55.3% and 48.7% year-over-year respectively. As of end-June, the average return from offer price stood at -14.1%, with 13 of the 17 companies trading below their initial price, averaging -37% loss, while the four outperformers gained an average of 61%. New duplicate listing guidelines restr