South Korea stocks

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

2026-10-07T04:56:14.000Z
The next few months should provide a clearer picture of whether South Korea’s longer trading day is expanding its market or simply redistributing existing activity.

As global markets extend trading hours, South Korea tests the case in Asia

2026-09-29T01:00:00.000Z
South Korea’s tech-heavy index gained in morning trade on Sep 21, while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan also rose.

Tech leads shares higher in Asia on AI demand; Wall Street futures edge up

2026-09-21T01:36:17.000Z
Korea Exchange’s latest move from Sep 14 opens about 2,400 Kospi and Kosdaq stocks for evening trades, including short-selling.

‘The biggest risk is low liquidity’: South Korea tests global demand for after-hours stock trading

2026-09-13T05:38:56.000Z
Has the Middle East conflict fundamentally re-anchored energy prices at a structurally higher level for the remainder of the year?

What oil, yields, and AI capex boom are really telling us

2026-09-11T09:46:00.000Z
In South Korea, investor leverage and leveraged exchange-traded funds have exacerbated the swings in the market.

Is there a bubble in tech stocks? Summer sell-off was more technical than fundamental

2026-09-08T08:48:02.000Z
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (pictured) accepted Kim Yong-beom’s resignation as his chief policy secretary on Sep 1, said the Blue House. 

South Korean policy chief who backed leveraged ETFs steps down

2026-09-01T05:29:49.000Z
Single-stock ETFs were introduced in May to draw retail money into the local market, but quickly became a political hot potato in South Korea.

Tougher rules drive retail investors from South Korean leveraged chip ETFs

2026-08-30T06:14:07.000Z
The world’s biggest memory maker will hand about half of its free cash flow to shareholders, with 30 trillion won of dividend payout for Q3.

Samsung expects shareholder returns up to US$80 billion this year

2026-08-21T11:56:35.000Z
Investors are watching how Samsung plans to allocate the funds between dividends and share buybacks, and the time frame for carrying out the programme.

Samsung to convene board meeting, weighs up to US$79 billion in shareholder returns

2026-08-21T03:22:20.000Z