SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s main bourse Korea Exchange (KRX) said Sunday it will begin offering English translation services for regulatory filings of 54 major listed firms starting Monday. The KRX has decided to provide the translation services for the filings as the value of listed shares held by foreigners reaches 35 [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., a unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, is likely to be added to the list of 200 major stocks listed on the main bourse in September, as its market capitalization has run high for a certain period after its market debut, industry sources said [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cabinet approved an ordinance Tuesday to introduce an electronic securities system in September, under which listed stocks and bonds do not exist in paper form, officials said. Under the new system, issuance, registration and circulation of securities will be performed on an electronic basis without physical certificates starting [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s bourse operator said Monday that it has released a comprehensive book on the country’s bond market in English to help boost foreign investors’ understanding and convenience. The 136-page book titled “Korea Exchange Fixed Income Market Guide” includes key information and tips for offshore investors and overseas bond-issuing [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Shares of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. topped the list of holdings sold off by foreign and institutional investors in 2018, market data showed Monday. During the first nine months of this year, offshore investors sold shares of Samsung Electronics worth 3.56 trillion won (US$3.15 billion), according [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The maximum possible number of shares investors can purchase in a single order will be reduced starting next week to prevent fat-finger errors, the local bourse operator said Wednesday. Investors will be allowed to buy a maximum of 1 percent of a firm’s total shares per order starting Monday, [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Exchange announced Thursday that it has initiated a new market surveillance system based on artificial intelligence. The main bourse operator said the construction of the new system, EXIGHT, was complete and a kickoff celebration was held the same day. EXIGHT is a portmanteau of the words “exchange” [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean brokerages on Saturday forecast that 128 companies listed on the main bourse will post a 16 percent on-year jump in combined operating profit in the first quarter. Local brokerages estimated the 128 listed firms on the Korea Exchange (KRX) will post a combined operating profit of 46.8 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of stock sales through block deals on South Korean bourses increased sharply in 2017 from a year earlier, the Korea Exchange (KRX) said Monday. The amount surged to 55.9 trillion won (US$52.3 billion) on the KOSPI main bourse last year, up 37 percent from the previous year. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Gold funds in South Korea have fared poorly over the past months ahead of a U.S. interest rate decision, a market tracker said Thursday. Those funds chalked up an average return of minus 11.6 percent over the three months to Tuesday, the worst performer among local investment funds worth [...]