Shares closed lower Monday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as major chipmakers declined, weighed down by investor ...

Asian shares have retreated, tracking a decline on Wall Street led by technology shares including Nvidia and other stars that ...

In South Korea, the Kospi slid 1.52% and the Kosdaq retreated 1.77%. Meanwhile, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 opened 0.24% lower.

** South Korean shares fell for a third straight session on Wednesday, as overnight losses in U.S. technology stocks weighed. ** The benchmark KOSPI lost 21.47 points, or 0.68%, to 3,130.09, the ...

KOSPI plummets A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Aug. 20, 2025, shows the benchmark Korea ...

A palpable wave of caution swept across Asian markets on Tuesday, pulling stocks lower as investors retreated to the ...

South Korea’s benchmark Kospi surged 27 percent in the first half of 2025, its strongest performance in over two decades, as investor optimism swelled under the ...

KOSPI Likely To Find Support At 2,600 Points April 16, 2024 — 07:01 pm EDT Written by RTTNews.com for RTTNews -> ...

Park noted that from 1993 to 2023, U.S. GDP quadrupled, while the S&P 500 increased tenfold. By comparison, Korea’s GDP increased sevenfold during the same period, but the KOSPI only tripled.

The KOSPI now rests just shy of the 2,670-point plateau and investors are likely to cash in on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative, with technology and oil stocks ...

In other words, the KOSPI Index performance is a reflection of the health of the global economy. Over time, the KOSPI Index returns tend to lead the performance of the S&P 500 Index.

The Kospi climbed 51% in the 1H87, 49% in 1986 and 41% and 34% in 1981 and 1988, respectively. More recently, the main board rose 23.6% in 1H09, as markets rebounded from the global financial crisis.