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South Korea, Hong Kong tech shares fall as Asian stocks decline despite Wall Street rally

2026-10-07T05:33:44.000Z
UPDATED 7 minutes ago
Since their introduction in May, single-stock leveraged products have intensified volatility in South Korea’s AI-centric equity market.

South Korean investors suffer US$1.7 billion losses from leveraged ETFs

2026-10-07T04:56:14.000Z
Taiwan’s Taiex is up 72% in 2026, the current top performer of Bloomberg-tracked indices; South Korea’s Kospi ranks second, with gains of about 65%.

‘Diverging’ trajectories: Taiwan dethrones South Korea atop global markets as AI trade widens

2026-10-07T03:25:27.000Z
FTSE Russell said on Oct 7 that it would provide an update ahead of its December review. 

FTSE Russell keeps Indonesia’s market status unchanged, continues reform review

2026-10-07T02:30:41.000Z
Artist’s impression of a planned DayOne data centre in Singapore. The company is part of a wave of firms in the sector eyeing IPOs as soon as 2026.

Singapore data centre operator DayOne opts for US IPO at likely US$20 billion valuation

2026-10-07T02:25:13.000Z
UPDATED 3 hours ago
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 0.5% higher, paring gains from earlier in the day.

European shares rise as retreating bond yields and oil prices boost risk appetite

2026-10-06T21:55:38.000Z
Of the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, all but healthcare gained ground, with utilities leading the way.

S&P 500, Nasdaq reach record closing highs as focus pivots to earnings

2026-10-06T21:49:28.000Z
The index rose as much as 0.6 per cent to 7817.13 points, moving past the previous intraday record of 7,816.7 points it hit on Aug 13.

US stocks: S&P 500 hits intraday record high as AI rally continues

2026-10-06T13:54:09.000Z
Twenty-share lots were the second most popular trade size for DBS and JMH on Oct 5.

DBS tops trades in smaller board lots on debut of revised SGX framework

2026-10-06T10:45:23.000Z
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 267 to 232, after 958 million securities worth S$1.9 billion change hands.

Singapore shares track Wall Street gains on Tuesday; STI up 0.7%

2026-10-06T10:08:15.000Z
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