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.

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

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

Asian shares have retreated, tracking a decline on Wall Street led by technology shares including Nvidia and other stars that ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 inched up 0.1 per cent after hitting a record high in the previous session, while the broader Topix index ...

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

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South Korea’s benchmark Kospi surged 27 percent in the first half of 2025, its strongest performance in over two decades, as investor optimism swelled under the ...

The KOSPI now rests just shy of the 2,670-point plateau and investors are likely to cash in on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative, with technology and oil stocks ...

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

The KOSPI finished barely lower on Thursday as losses from the technology stocks were offset by gains from the industrials and financial shares. For the day, the index eased 1.18 points or 0.05 ...

The Kospi climbed 51% in the 1H87, 49% in 1986 and 41% and 34% in 1981 and 1988, respectively. More recently, the main board rose 23.6% in 1H09, as markets rebounded from the global financial crisis.