Shares closed lower for the third consecutive session Wednesday as big-cap tech shares tracked overnight losses of U.S. tech ...

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

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 ...

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

Wall Street is holding near its records. The S&P 500 was basically flat Monday, coming off its first loss after setting an ...

South Korea's tax policies have thrown the outlook for Asia's best-performing major stock market into doubt, with investors ...

Shares are higher in Asia a day ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for imposing higher tariffs on goods imported ...

The Kospi Index has lost 5.6% since President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law imposition, while the small-cap Kosdaq Index has slid even more. The won weakened more than 2% against the dollar.

Such positions on the benchmark Kospi Index have reached more than 9 trillion won ($6.5 billion) as of July 9, according to the Korea Exchange website.