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HMM’s stock loses ground on slowing profit growth, overhang woes
Oct 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kospi to resume rally to fresh high in H1 2022
South Korean stocks are likely to resume rallies in the first half of 2022 with the main Kospi to hit a fresh record high although the local markets ...
Oct 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Zero-carbon, self-driving still in distant future for top Kospi stocks
Shares in Samsung Engineering Co., a leading South Korean plant builder, have skyrocketed about 90% year to date, far outstripping the average rise o...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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L&F shares: Further upside potential after tenfold gains
Shares of L&F Co., South Korea’s top battery materials maker, have risen tenfold in the past year and a half, but many analysts bet the sto...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung shares' underperformance deepens on growth concerns, won
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s largest stock on the main bourse, are significantly underperforming as analysts slash price ta...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea benchmark bond yield near 2-1/2-year high
South Korea’s benchmark bond yield hit the highest level in about two and a half years as expectations of tighter monetary policies at home and...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kospi lowest in nearly 7 months; outlook dim on inflation, US debt standoff
South Korea's main stock index has fallen below the psychologically important 3,000 points for the first time in nearly seven months, with investors ...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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China power crisis, US tightening chill sentiment on Korea IT sector
Sentiment on the South Korean IT sector has deteriorated on rising US interest rates and a severe shortage of electricity in China. The 10-year US Tr...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Market boom drives more S.Koreans to become angel investors
Angel investing has become widely prevalent among South Koreans. The practice of providing capital for new and small business ventures, which were ty...
Sep 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Activist fund urges SK Chemicals to sell part of SK Bioscience stake
A Singaporean activist fund has urged South Korea’s SK Chemicals to sell some of its shares in SK Bioscience Co., saying its corporate value ha...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Are global GSS bonds sustainable?
Global green, social sustainability (GSS) bonds may not be stable enough yet. The bonds where proceeds will be exclusively applied to finance or re-f...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean household debt estimated to top $1.5 tn
South Korea’s household debt was estimated to have exceeded $1.5 trillion to reach a record high last month, and tighter monetary policies at h...
Aug 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Koreans foreign stock holdings jump to record $545.4 bn
South Koreans’ foreign stock holdings jumped 50% to an all-time high as retail investors sought high returns from US shares whose gains ramped ...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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MSCI adds SK Bioscience, SKIET, EcoPro BM to Korea Index
Global index provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) added SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), SK Bioscience Co. and EcoPro BM Co. to its Kor...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean investors rush to buy Vietnam stocks
South Korean investors are rushing to buy Vietnamese stocks as the market is showing signs of a recovery. Analysts predicted export-oriented shares i...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean love for foreign stocks tops 100 tn won mark
South Koreans’ appetite for foreign stocks continued to grow with holdings of overseas shares by retail investors exceeding the 100 trillion wo...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Current asset prices not irrational: Howard Marks
Many asset prices have skyrocketed to their highest-ever levels as interest rates remain historically low, but that does not mean their current valua...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shares of parts makers outshine chips, display giants
Shares of South Korean semiconductor and display parts makers have stolen the spotlight from their key customers like Samsung Electronics Co. and SK ...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Delta coronavirus variant hits global stock markets
Global stock markets lost ground on mounting fears over the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant. Record-breaking US shares riding on the hopes o...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s household investment in stock assets up by 62.8% vs. Q1 2020
South Korean households over the last 12 months have vastly increased investments in both domestic and overseas stock markets, with the total investe...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Defense stocks rally in response to China Xi's speech
South Korean manufacturers of jet fighters, aircraft engines and weapon systems saw their share prices soaring in heavy trade on Monday, powered by f...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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HYBE's No.3 investor exits from BTS label in block deal
Seoul-based STIC Investments, the third-largest shareholder in South Korea's HYBE Co., sold its remaining shares in the label behind BTS, in a block ...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bain report renews debate on alternative trading system in Korea
With South Korea’s stock markets maintaining bullish momentum this year, debate about setting up an alternative trading system (ATS) in the cou...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s super-rich: How their wealth ballooned during the pandemic
In South Korea, just like any other major economies, the stock market has been a mine of gold even for small investors, who enjoyed hefty gains from ...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BTS label HYBE shares at highest close: Too late to chase it now?
Shares in HYBE Co., the label behind BTS, hit their all-time high close on Tuesday, buoyed after the boy band's latest track "Butter" topped the Bill...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short-selling ban keeps Korea from MSCI’s developed-markets index
South Korea is unlikely to obtain the global index provider MSCI’s developed-market status this year with the Korean government’s decisio...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kakao becomes 3rd most valuable company in Korea
Kakao Corp. is now the third most valuable company in Korea, after Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc.Kakao’s market cap on June 15 surpa...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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With chipmakers in full gear, Hyundai Motor poised for rebound
Shares of Hyundai Motor Co. have been trapped in a boxed range for more than four months after falling from an all-time high in early January of 289,...
May 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s stock markets rise most among majors; beat S&P 500, Nasdaq gains
South Korean bourses on Wednesday wrapped up this year's trade at their highest levels of the year, rising the most among major equity markets and be...
Dec 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Seoul shares break through 2,600 to hit record close
Economically sensitive stocks such as chips, steel and shipbuilding pushed the South Korean stock market to its strongest close on Nov. 23, with grow...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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