South Korea Stock Markets & Securities

Coverage of KOSPI, KOSDAQ, and Korean securities markets, including stock analysis and market trends.

Wage Gap Pushes Young Koreans to Delay Job Market Entry

KIET report finds large companies pay 7.16 million won monthly versus 3.51 million won at SMEs in 2024, a wage gap pushing young Koreans to delay labor market entry by 3.6 months....

Published 2026.06.28. 20:07:02 |

Hana Securities Expands Sunday "Survival Strategy" Meetings Under CEO Kang

Hana Securities is expanding its weekly Sunday "survival strategy meeting" from executives to department heads under CEO Kang Seong-mook, aiming to im...

Published 2026.06.28. 19:13:36 |

World Cup Marketing Boom Fizzles as Korea Exits Group Stage

South Korea's exit from the 2026 World Cup group stage has halted major marketing campaigns by Hyundai, Oriental Brewery, Samsung and others, ending s...

Published 2026.06.28. 18:36:42 |

Households Made 429 Trillion Won on Stocks Last Year, Fueling Korea's Wealth Divide

Korean households made 429 trillion won on stocks last year, 22 times the long-term average, with gains flowing into housing and deepening the country...

Published 2026.06.28. 18:14:32 |

Single-Stock Leverage ETFs Rattle ELS Market

Single-stock leverage ETFs tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have amplified Korean stock market volatility, raising fresh concerns over high-ri...

Published 2026.06.28. 17:49:58 |

Trading Volume Surge Lifts Top 5 Brokerages' Operating Profit Toward 4 Trillion Won

Published 2026.06.28. 17:49:01 |

Korea's Tontine Pension Insurance Shunned by Market After Launch

Korea's tontine pension insurance, launched by Shinhan Life in January, faces low enrollment five months in, as the annuity market shrinks amid a stoc...

Published 2026.06.28. 17:47:30 |

When Stocks Rise, Seoul Home Prices Jump Two Months Later

A long-term analysis since 2007 shows Seoul apartment prices rise about two months after the KOSPI climbs, with Seoul affected 2.2 times more than pro...

Published 2026.06.28. 17:38:50 |

'150x KOSPI' Leverage Trades Turn Overseas Crypto Exchanges Into Speculative Arenas

Binance has listed futures offering up to 150x leverage on the KOSPI, with trillions of won pouring into Korea stock-based crypto derivatives, raising...

Published 2026.06.28. 17:35:40 |

Korea's World Cup Exit Halts Corporate Marketing Blitz

South Korea's failure to reach the 2026 World Cup round of 32 forces companies including Hyundai, OB Beer, Samsung, and convenience stores to halt the...

Published 2026.06.28. 17:34:21 |

Chey Tae-won Heads to SK hynix Listing Ceremony, Building Chip 'Super Momentum'

Published 2026.06.28. 17:20:57 |

Tongyang Life Holds Additional Shareholder Meeting on Comprehensive Stock Swap

Tongyang Life Insurance held a second shareholder meeting on its comprehensive stock swap with Woori Financial Group, explaining the exchange ratio, t...

Published 2026.06.28. 16:10:01 |

LG Launches First 600-Square-Foot Modular Homes, Cutting Per-Pyeong Price Up to 76%

LG Electronics launches two new Smart Cottage modular homes, the MONO Core 72 and 82, its first models in the 20-pyeong range, with per-pyeong prices ...

Published 2026.06.28. 14:17:42 |

Gmarket Expands Cross-Border Sales to Southeast Asia With 30 Million K-Products

Gmarket is expanding Lazada-linked products fourfold from 7 million to 30 million, accelerating cross-border sales of K-products to Southeast Asia as ...

Published 2026.06.28. 12:03:03 |

Korea's ETF Market Tops 500 Trillion Won, Overtakes KOSDAQ

Korea's ETF market topped 500 trillion won in net assets and overtook the KOSDAQ's market cap for the first time since 2002, marking a historic golden...

Published 2026.06.28. 11:06:34 |

Samsung-SK Hynix Leverage ETFs Become Flashpoint in Volatile Market

Single-stock leverage ETFs tracking Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have tripled net assets to 17.6 trillion won in one month, raising concerns over ...

Published 2026.06.28. 10:52:08 |

Chip Price Surge Turns From Boon to Burden, Dragging Down KOSPI

A shift in how the market reads rising chip prices dragged down the KOSPI, as Apple's price hike news turned the same factor from a boon into a burden...

Published 2026.06.28. 08:21:33 |

KOSPI Hits Record High, Then Worst Crash in Rollercoaster Week

KOSPI hit a record high then suffered its worst-ever single-day crash this week, triggering two circuit breakers as SK hynix briefly overtook Samsung ...

Published 2026.06.28. 06:10:05 |

Defend Chip Gains, Add U.S. Tech Stocks: 'Diversify' Is H2 Keyword

Korean wealthy investors are turning to U.S. tech stocks and dollar assets for the second half, with experts emphasizing diversification and hedging a...

Published 2026.06.27. 15:00:05 |

Youth Future Savings Plan Tops 1 Million Subscribers in 5 Trading Days

Korea's Youth Future Savings Plan topped 1 million subscribers in five trading days, offering up to 19.4% returns, as the KOSPI plunged 5.81% and the ...

Published 2026.06.27. 10:00:05 |

LG's 770TB Manufacturing Data Meets Nvidia Computing Power

LG Electronics formalizes three-pillar physical AI cooperation with Nvidia, combining 770TB of manufacturing data with Nvidia's computing power, as ch...

Published 2026.06.27. 10:00:05 |

KOSPI Plunges as 425 Trillion Won Vanishes in a Single Day

KOSPI plunged 5.81% to 8,411.21, triggering a circuit breaker as 425 trillion won vanished in a day amid semiconductor concentration, chipflation, and...

Published 2026.06.27. 10:00:05 |

Fixed-Rate Share of Mortgages Plunges 19 Points in Two Months

The fixed-rate share of new bank mortgages plunged 19.2 points to 41.6% in two months as the gap with variable rates widened to 0.21 points, while the...

Published 2026.06.27. 10:00:05 |

Two Chip Stocks Make Up 58% of KOSPI as 425 Trillion Won Evaporates in a Day

KOSPI plunged 5.81% to 8,411.21 as 425 trillion won evaporated in a day, with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix making up 58.1% of market cap amid a ch...

Published 2026.06.27. 10:00:05 |