South Korea Stock Markets & Securities

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

Ahead of OpenAI, Anthropic IPOs, AI Investing Splits by Model Ecosystem

As OpenAI and Anthropic near IPOs, U.S. firms launched five AI model ecosystem ETFs, with SK hynix a common holding across four of them....

Published 2026.08.26. 10:00:05 |

SK hynix Union Rejects Stock-Heavy Bonus, Forcing New Talks

SK hynix's production-line union rejected a plan to pay 60% of bonuses in stock by 25 votes, forcing new talks over the stock-to-cash split....

Published 2026.08.26. 10:00:05 |

LG Chem to Showcase AI Chip Packaging Materials at SEMICON Taiwan

LG Chem will present advanced packaging and power chip materials for AI semiconductors at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, running Sept. 2-4 in Taipei....

Published 2026.08.26. 09:45:39 |

KOSDAQ Opens Down 0.29% at 824.77

South Korea's KOSDAQ index opened lower at 824.77, down 2.38 points or 0.29%....

Published 2026.08.26. 09:04:13 |

KOSPI Opens Down 0.23% at 6,727.25

South Korea's KOSPI opened lower at 6,727.25, down 15.49 points or 0.23%....

Published 2026.08.26. 09:04:11 |

Kaijin Seeks 100 Billion Won in Pre-IPO Round, Biggest in 5 Years

Drug developer Kaijin is raising about 96 billion won in a pre-IPO round, the largest among unlisted Korean drug developers in five years....

Published 2026.08.26. 07:01:05 |

Korean Nuclear Stocks Rebound on U.S. Reactor Hopes

Korean nuclear stocks rebounded, with KEPCO E&C surging 20.27% to a second-biggest daily gain of the year on hopes for U.S. reactor projects....

Published 2026.08.26. 07:00:05 |

Korea to Open Local Waste Collection Market to Outside Firms

Korea's Fair Trade Commission will ease six rules to boost competition, opening local waste collection markets to outside firms and expanding direct…...

Published 2026.08.26. 05:30:05 |

Korean Gastric Drugs Push Into China's P-CAB Market

Korean P-CAB drugs are expanding in China, with HK inno.N's K-CAB ranked No. 2 and Fexuclue and Zastaprazan set to follow....

Published 2026.08.25. 18:36:03 |

Hyundai Motor Securities Names New Research Head, Expands to Four Teams

Hyundai Motor Securities named auto analyst Jang Moon-soo as research head and will expand the research center from three teams to four....

Published 2026.08.25. 18:08:25 |

Markets Fear an AI Bubble, but Capital Moves Faster

Global markets worry about an AI bubble after Alphabet's negative free cash flow, but capital keeps flowing toward AI, writes Tecton Investment Adviso...

Published 2026.08.25. 18:07:53 |

Korean IPO Debuts Slump Below Offering Prices as Market Corrects

Korean IPO shares have fallen below their offering prices as the third-quarter market correction drains short-term money from new listings....

Published 2026.08.25. 18:05:00 |

Local Startups Must Target Global Markets From Day One, Jeju Center Chief Says

Jeju Center CEO Lee Byung-sun says local Korean startups must aim at global markets from the start, urging a policy shift from subsidies to investment...

Published 2026.08.25. 18:04:19 |

Korean Cosmetics Stocks Surge on Record Exports

Kolmar Korea surged 57.5% and Cosmax 55.1% in August as cosmetics exports hit a record, making Korean beauty stocks the market's new growth play....

Published 2026.08.25. 18:02:29 |

Korea Cuts Rice Stockpile Purchases to 400,000 Tons

South Korea will buy 400,000 tons of rice for its public stockpile this year, down 30,000 tons, and raise farmers' interim payment to 60,000 won per b...

Published 2026.08.25. 17:59:01 |

Korea's Hypermarkets Barred From Dawn Delivery While U.S. Rivals Fly Drones

Korean hypermarkets cannot offer dawn delivery under a 2012 law, while Amazon and Walmart expand drone delivery in the U.S....

Published 2026.08.25. 17:54:21 |

SK hynix Union Rejects Stock-Based Bonus, Reopens Wage Talks

SK hynix production workers rejected a tentative wage deal by just 25 votes, reopening talks over a bonus paid partly in company stock....

Published 2026.08.25. 17:42:53 |

Korea's Retail Investors Lose Big as KOSPI Plunges 40% in Six Weeks

The WSJ reported that Korea's KOSPI plunged about 40% in six weeks, wiping out $2.5 trillion in value and hitting retail investors hard....

Published 2026.08.25. 16:51:19 |

Bithumb Market Share Falls Below 20% as DigitalX Waives Fees

Bithumb's market share fell below 20% as DigitalX, backed by Mirae Asset Securities, launched a one-year zero-fee policy....

Published 2026.08.25. 16:21:23 | Updated 2026.08.25. 19:59:51 |