South Korea Stock Markets & Securities

Report That Predicted KOSPI Slump Now Sees Rebound to 11,000

Hana Securities analyst Lee Jae-man, who predicted the KOSPI peak, now sees the index at a bottom and says a rebound to 11,000 is possible if conditio...

Global M&A and IPO Volume Hits 10-Year High at $3.2 Trillion

Global M&A, IPO, and private fundraising hit $3.2 trillion in the first half of 2025, up 45% year-on-year and a 10-year high, driven by mega-deals of ...

iMarketKorea Gains Momentum as Samsung Unveils Mega Chip Investment

iMarketKorea's Q1 sales rose 12.7% to 842.5 billion won as Samsung's 2,655 trillion won chip and AI investment plan boosts MRO procurement demand....

SK hynix U.S. IPO Debuts as America Demands More Fabs

SK hynix set a record $26.5 billion U.S. IPO, the largest ever by a foreign company, as U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick urged Korean chipmakers to bui...

Corporate Investment Floods Honam Region, Energizing Cheomdan 3 District Housing Market

Gwangju's Cheomdan 3 District is drawing housing market attention amid 895 trillion won in semiconductor investment, with sales rights premiums rising...

KOSPI Sidecars Hit 34 in Six Months, Topping 2008 Financial Crisis

KOSPI triggered 34 sidecars in the first six months of 2025, exceeding the 26 recorded during the 2008 global financial crisis, as market volatility s...

Korean Conglomerates Expand Shared-Growth Ecosystems to Bolster ESG and Supply Chains

Korean conglomerates SK, Hanwha, POSCO, and Lotte Chemical are expanding shared-growth ecosystems to strengthen ESG governance and supply chains amid ...

Nuclear Stocks Rally on Power Needs for 800 Trillion Won Chip Fabs

Nuclear power stocks including Doosan Enerbility surged as Korea's 1,500 trillion won mega project, featuring 800 trillion won in chip fabs, points to...

SK hynix Debuts on Nasdaq with Record Foreign IPO, Targets Yongin, Cheongju Fabs

Kim Yong-beom Signals Possible Fixes to Single-Stock Leverage ETFs

Korea's Presidential Office and FSC signal possible fixes to single-stock leveraged ETFs tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, asking securities f...

Alpha AI Raided Over Alleged 20 Billion Won Stock Manipulation

Korea's stock manipulation task force raided KOSDAQ-listed Alpha AI over alleged 20 billion won in illicit profits from false AI business disclosures ...

Roller-Coaster Market: Trading Alerts Jump 2.5-Fold in a Year

Korea's market alert designations jumped 2.5-fold to 3,428 this year amid high volatility, with 7 of 10 flagged stocks falling the next day, the Korea...

Retail Investors' Stocks Worth 140 Billion Won Force-Liquidated in One Day

Forced liquidations of retail investors' stocks in Korea surged to 142.2 billion won in a single day on the 9th, five times the previous day, amid ext...

Hoban Boosts Hanjin KAL Stake, Narrows Gap With Top Shareholder to 0.41%P

Shinhan AM, LG Energy Solution Win Seven Power Lines in Jeonbuk

Shinhan Asset Management and LG Energy Solution's consortium won all seven power distribution lines in Jeonbuk under Korea's first government ESS supp...

KOSPI Ends Up 2% After Buy-Side Sidecar Triggered

The KOSPI closed up 2.52% at 7,475.94 after triggering an intraday buy sidecar, while the KOSDAQ surged 5.47% as semiconductor materials and equipment...

KOSDAQ Closes Up 5.47% at 837.43

The KOSDAQ index closed at 837.43, gaining 43.43 points, or 5.47%....

KOSPI Closes Up 184.03 Points at 7,475.94

The KOSPI closed at 7,475.94, up 184.03 points or 2.52 percent, marking a gain in Korea's benchmark stock index....

LG Energy Solution Wins 140 MWh in Korea's First AI Distribution-Grid ESS Project

LG Energy Solution won 140 MWh across seven distribution lines in Korea's first government AI distribution-grid ESS project, expanding its role from b...

1%-Point KOSPI Rise Could Slow Deposit Inflows by Up to 930 Billion Won

A Toss Insight report finds a 1%-point KOSPI rise could slow bank time deposit growth by up to 930 billion won in three months, urging balance of prof...

Brokerage Stocks Surge as Market Rallies; NH, Korea Investment Jump 8%

Korean brokerage stocks surged on the 10th as KOSPI jumped 3.57% and KOSDAQ rallied, with NH Investment & Securities up 8.55% and Korea Investment Hol...

Korea Exchange Backs Securities, Derivatives Research With Up to 10 Million Won Per Paper

The Korea Exchange launched its 2026 academic research support program for securities and derivatives, offering up to 10 million won per paper, with a...

KOSPI, KOSDAQ Trigger Buy Sidecars as Samsung Surges 7%

KOSPI and KOSDAQ triggered buy sidecars on the 10th as Samsung Electronics surged over 7 percent and semiconductor stocks rallied, buoyed by Micron's ...

Breaking News: KOSDAQ Triggers Buy-Side Sidecar After KOSPI

The KOSDAQ triggered a buy-side sidecar following the KOSPI, temporarily halting program trading amid a sharp market surge in South Korea....

KOSPI Jumps 5%, KOSDAQ 6% as Buy-Side Sidecars Triggered

South Korean stocks surged on the 10th, with the KOSPI up over 5% and KOSDAQ over 6%, triggering buy-side sidecars on both markets to halt program buy...

DS Asset Management Launches First ETF to Prove "Real Active" in KOSDAQ

DS Asset Management will list its first ETF, the DS KOSDAQ Active ETF, on the 14th, aiming to build a "real active ETF" focused on fundamentals over m...

Top 1% Investors Snap Up SK hynix on 4% KOSPI Rally

Top 1% investors at Mirae Asset Securities net bought SK hynix, VM, and Ecopro on the 10th, as the chipmaker set its ADR IPO price at $149 amid a KOSP...

Semiconductor Projects Energize Honam Property Market, New Sales Pick Up

The Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City is seeing a property market boom amid 895 trillion won in planned semiconductor investment, with Cheomdan ...

Chip Materials and Equipment Stocks Surge on AI, Government Support

Korean chip materials and equipment stocks including Jusung Engineering and Wonik IPS surged on eased AI investment concerns, government mega-projects...