The KOSPI has shed 20% in two trading sessions as excess leverage triggers margins calls and forced liquidation of positions by retail investors

Global stock markets, led by South Korea's Kospi, tumbled despite Donald Trump's offer for the US Navy to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as fears of a new 'tanker war' and disruption to Middle East food imports grow.

South Korean stocks started sharply lower Tuesday amid subdued investor sentiment over ongoing US and Israeli air strikes on Iran.

Kakao Pay, the payments arm of Kakao Corp., surged on Thursday after the USDC issuer Circle delivered an overnight earnings surprise that rippled through stablecoin-linked shares in Seoul. The stock climbed as much as 14 percent to 73,300 won ($51.38) in morning trading on the Kospi before retreating to below 70,000 won by the afternoon. The rally came as Kakao Pay, viewed as one of the leading players in Korea’s emerging stablecoin sector, tracks Circle’s roughly 35 percent jump in New York ove

Asian stock markets experienced a significant rally, with the Australian (ASX) and South Korean (KOSPI) indices reaching all-time highs, driven by a strong rebound in the technology sector.

L’indice Kospi de la Bourse de Séoul a décroché de plus de 12% peu après son ouverture mercredi, ce qui a entraîné une suspension temporaire des échanges.

The sector's gains were a sharp contrast to the wider Kospi, which was down 2% and is currently leading Asian losses.

Economists are warning that the Kospi index topping 6,000 masks a K-shaped divide in the South Korean economy, indicating uneven recovery and growth.

South Korea's Kospi stock index has seen a remarkable gain of over 40% this year, breaking above the 6000-point mark.

Nomura became the first brokerage to project the Kospi at 8,000 in the first half of the year, setting a new high-water mark for targets as South Korea’s benchmark extends a record-breaking rally. Nomura Financial Investment, the Seoul unit of Japan’s Nomura Holdings, raised its first-half outlook to 7,500 in a base case and 8,000 in a bull case in a report released Monday. From the current 5,900 level, that implies potential gains of roughly 27 percent to 36 percent over the next four months. C

South Koreans' investments in overseas stocks nearly tripled in 2025, reaching an all-time high and expanding to a level comparable to domestic investments.

Seoul shares plunged over 12 percent Wednesday to close below the 5,100-point mark amid growing concerns over the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict. The Korean won fell sharply against the U.S. dollar. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index extended its losses, tumbling 698.37 points, or 12.06 percent, to close at 5,093.54, following a plunge of over 7.24 percent the previous session. The Korea Exchange triggered circuit breakers shortly after the KOSPI fell more than 8 percent amid

Down another 6.7% following a 7.2% drop in the previous session, the high-flying Kospi Index entered a technical correction in just three sessions.

South Korea's KOSPI stock market recorded an average daily trading volume exceeding 30 trillion won in February, indicating significant market activity.

South Korea's KOSPI index has surged by 175% driven by AI momentum, but concerns are growing over intensifying concentration risks within the market.

South Korea’s equity benchmark has crossed a new milestone just a month after surpassing the once-unthinkable 5,000 mark.