Korea’s leverage trap has an echo in IndiaIndian brokers are lending large sums to retail investors, creating systemic risk. Retail investors are borrowing heavily to buy stocks at ...
31 Jul, 2026, 06.34 AM IST
Brokerages raise Asian Paints price targets after strong Q1 earnings, but retain cautious stanceBrokerages increased price targets for Asian Paints after strong June quarter earnings. Most analysts maintained their existing recommendat...
31 Jul, 2026, 06.06 AM IST
AI selloff knocks South Korea, Taiwan down global market cap rankingsSouth Korea and Taiwan market caps declined significantly after initial gains. This fall was driven by concerns over artificial intelligenc...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.40 AM IST
'Wait till payback time!': South Korean retail investors protest as govt apologises after Kospi crashes 40% in a monthKospi skyrocketed over 122% since the beginning of the year to hit a lifetime high of 9,386 in June on the back of a global AI frenzy, befo...
30 Jul, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
Global Market | South Korea's ETF curbs may not be enough to calm market turmoil: AnalystsSouth Korea’s regulators have announced new curbs on leveraged ETFs after a sharp market selloff erased over $2 trillion in KOSPI market va...
30 Jul, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Global Market Today: Asian stocks mixed, bonds slip after Fed decisionAsian stocks fluctuated on Thursday as semiconductor shares declined. Treasury yields reached multi-decade highs following the Federal Rese...
30 Jul, 2026, 06.16 AM IST
Kospi crashes 12% after SK Hynix earnings; best performing Asian market of 2026 plunges 43% in a month. What’s ahead?South Korea's Kospi index crashed over 11% on Wednesday, extending its drop to 43% from its June peak into technical bear market territory....
29 Jul, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Kospi crashes 44% in a month but Nomura sees 109% upside in South Korea's stock market. Here's whySouth Korea's Kospi index dropped 44% from its June peak amid global AI growth worries and foreign fund outflows. Despite the sharp pullbac...
29 Jul, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Global Market: Japan’s Nikkei plunges over 4% as chip stocks track global tech selloffJapan's Nikkei index tumbled over 4% on Tuesday to a two-month low, led by a deep selloff in semiconductor and AI-related stocks following ...
28 Jul, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
South Korea's KOSPI drops 7% as global chipmaker selloff deepensSouth Korean stocks experienced a significant decline on Tuesday. This downturn was driven by a global selloff in chipmakers and rising com...
28 Jul, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
South Korean shares turn lower as chipmakers fall ahead of earningsSouth Korean shares turned lower on Monday as chipmakers fell. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined ahead of their earnings reports. N...
27 Jul, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
Global Market: South Korea's Q2 GDP beats estimates on chip exports; semiconductor stocks in focusSouth Korea's GDP expanded 0.6% in the second quarter. Robust semiconductor exports offset weakness in construction investment, reinforcing...
23 Jul, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
Kospi jumps 9% in 3 days after big crash. Is South Korea's stock market heading for another rally?South Korea's Kospi surged 4% on Thursday, extending gains for a third straight session, as stronger-than-expected economic growth and robu...
23 Jul, 2026, 09.11 AM IST
South Korea’s Kospi jumps 4% after 31% crash from June peak. What’s ahead?South Korea's Kospi index saw a significant jump, recovering some losses after a sharp decline. Shares of chipmakers like Samsung Electroni...
21 Jul, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
How Korean stocks turned from trusty bellwether to AI frenzyThat volatility, felt on dealing desks from Tokyo to New York, has not only wreaked havoc with portfolios - it has also dramatically distor...
20 Jul, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
Is Korean stock market turning into open casino? How retail leverage is fueling wild swingsMemory chip bellwethers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics make up just over half of the benchmark Kospi. Much of the stock market’s previous...
20 Jul, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
Global Market: Citi downgrades South Korea to neutral as AI chip volatility mountsCitigroup has downgraded South Korea to neutral after a year-long overweight stance, citing heightened volatility in AI-linked chip stocks ...
20 Jul, 2026, 11.54 AM IST