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 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. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has rejected a Hong Kong-based private equity firm’s request for Kyobo Life Insurance Co. to carry out its obligation with regard to a put option that it has been trying to exercise, the South Korean insurer said Tuesday. The ruling appears to have removed a major [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stocks are expected to move in a tight range next week, as investors will likely remain wary over uncertainties from the omicron coronavirus variant and rising tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Turnover of South Korea’s main bourse plumbed a 19-month low in December as retail investors flee stocks for higher returns, data showed Thursday. The average daily turnover of the KOSPI market stood at slightly over 10 trillion won (US$8.39 billion) for 16 trading sessions till Wednesday, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Dividends by South Korea’s four major financial holding firms are expected to hit an all-time high in 2021 as they have decided to return more of their bumper profits to shareholders, sources said Monday. The combined dividend payout of the four is likely to reach around 3.83 trillion won [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean stocks are expected to gain momentum next week, as investor sentiment will be buoyed by eased uncertainty about the U.S. monetary policy, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 3,017.73 points Friday, little changed from 3,010.23 points a week ago. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major commercial banks have launched a series of video consultation windows, enabling customers to enjoy a variety of banking services through video consultations with bank specialists. Woori Bank opened its video consultation window ‘digital desk’ on Monday. For those who visit the bank’s branches, the digital desk’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stocks are likely to undergo volatility next week due to uncertainty about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting and the latest spike in COVID-19 cases, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 3,010.23 points Friday, up 1.41 percent from 2,968.33 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retail investors have been snapping up shares of electric vehicle-themed exchange traded fund (ETF) while dumping shares of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., data showed Sunday. The most-sold stocks by retail investors during the five weeks from Nov. 1 to Dec. 3 were the two [...]