SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s main stock market saw its trading volume shrink more than 16 percent this month from a year earlier, data showed Monday, as investors remained on the sidelines amid inflation worries and other negatives. The daily trading volume of the country’s main bourse averaged 940 million shares during [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Turnover of South Korea’s main stock market plunged to similar levels seen during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as investors fret over the U.S. monetary tightening, data showed Sunday. The average daily turnover of the KOSPI market stood at 10.7 trillion won (US$8.4 billion) in the April 6-May [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stock markets are expected to gain ground next week, as investors are likely to snap up oversold stocks amid eased uncertainty about the U.S. monetary policy and optimism for the Russia-Ukraine peace talks, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,707.02 [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stock markets are expected to continue to face volatile sessions next week, primarily due to persistent uncertainties in Ukraine and the upcoming monetary policy meeting by the U.S. Federal Reserve, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,661.28 points Friday, down [...]
SEOUL, March. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners withdrew more money from the stock market in South Korea than their investments last month as a risk-averse attitude grew amid heightened geopolitical risks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, central bank data showed Friday. Foreigners unloaded a net US$1.86 billion worth of local stocks in February, marking the [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stock markets are expected to continue to face volatile sessions next week, largely on persistent uncertainties in Ukraine and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s stance on its monetary policy, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,744.52 points Friday, up 0.14 percent [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stocks are expected to face highly volatile sessions next week as investors will pay keen attention to situations in Ukraine and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s updated stance on its monetary policy, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,676.76 on Friday, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stocks are likely to take on an uptick momentum next week on a technical rebound from the recent stock plunge, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,750.26 points Friday, up 3.26 percent from 2,663.34 points a week ago. The South [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top 30 family-controlled conglomerates have seen their stock market capitalization spike more than 30 percent over the past four years, with Samsung Group taking the top spot, a market tracker said Tuesday. The combined value of 201 listed firms belonging to the leading business groups, known as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean stocks are forecast to move in a tight range as investors will likely assume a wait-and-see strategy ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,834.29 on Friday, marking the lowest closing price since December [...]