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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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Samsung shares hit historic high as foreign investors scoop up net $2.3 bn
Samsung Electronics Co. shares have soared to a historic high, driven by foreign investors scooping up a total net 2.6 trillion won ($2.3 billion) wor...
Nov 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign investors shift from growth stocks to net buy $3.5 bn in cyclicals
South Korea's stock market is seeing a shift in buying trends from foreign investors who are increasingly beefing up investments in cyclical stocks wh...
Nov 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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S. Korean stock market posts record-high market cap; SK biopharm added to MSCI
South Korea's benchmark Kospi reached a two-year high closing at 2485.87 points on Nov. 11, posting an eight-session winning streak driven by imminent...
Nov 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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South Korean investors ramp up US stock purchases
South Korean investors ramped up overseas stock purchases amid looming uncertainty surrounding the US Presidential Election during the first week of N...
Nov 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Amorepacific poised for rebound on channel restructuring
From the early 2010s until the first half of 2016, China's consumption behavior was the driving force behind South Korea's stock market. In those year...
Nov 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kakao founder becomes Korea’s second-richest stockholder amid COVID-19 era
Brian Kim (Kim Bum-soo), founder and chairman of South Korea’s biggest mobile messaging app operator Kakao Corp., has become the country’s...
Aug 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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