SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s bourse operator said Sunday that it will launch a domestic capital market information portal in English this week to provide more information to foreign investors. The service, dubbed Market Data System, will be provided through the website starting Monday, the Korea Exchange (KRX) said. The KRX said [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stocks are likely to come under downward pressure next week amid concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s tapering policy may be harsher than expected, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,954.89 points Friday, down 0.76 percent from last Thursday, the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-Bank, a South Korean internet-only bank, said Friday it has begun the process of an initial public offering (IPO) as part of efforts to raise funds to strengthen its foothold as a major digital financial platform. K-Bank sent a request for proposal to local and foreign securities firms earlier [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to announce measures to boost the domestic reserves of key items related to economic security in the first quarter in a bid to cope with risks from strains on the global supply chain, a senior government official said Friday. In a related move, the country plans [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign direct investment pledged to South Korea’s free economic zones (FEZs) surged 42.8 percent in 2021, led by the overseas investment in bio and other new industry sectors, data showed Tuesday. The country’s nine FEZs received US$1.31 billion worth of FDI commitment last year, up from $910 million a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s initial public offering (IPO) market is expected to have another bumper year in 2022 as a slew of companies, including battery maker LG Energy Solution, are planning for stock market debuts, analysts said Sunday. The amount of money raised via IPOs on the main and tech-heavy stock [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s consumer prices grew at the fastest pace in 10 years in 2021 due to surging energy costs and high prices of farm products, data showed Friday, indicating a build-up in inflationary pressure for Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Consumer prices rose 2.5 percent this year from a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports rose 25.8 percent in 2021 from the previous year to reach an all-time high on the back of solid demand for chips and petroleum products amid a global economic recovery, the industry ministry said Saturday. Outbound shipments stood at US$644.54 billion last year, compared with $512.5 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stocks are expected to gather ground next week as an optimistic mood from solid U.S. consumer spending during the end-of-the-year holiday season and other factors will likely whet investor appetite for risky assets. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,977.65 on Thursday, the last [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Retail investors who bought shares of foreign luxury brands such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Gucci enjoyed higher returns this year. According to data from the Korea Securities Depository, the most net-bought stock by domestic individual investors among those listed on the French stock market was Hermes International SCA. [...]