Kospi Re-enters Bull Market as Memory-Chip Rally Lifts Sandisk and Asian Indexes
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Kospi Re-enters Bull Market as Memory-Chip Rally Lifts Sandisk and Asian Indexes

A 20% rebound from July's low has put South Korea's Kospi back in bull territory after Sandisk's 2030 growth plan sparke...

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SK Hynix’s August 2026 Valuation Snapshot: 92.7% ROE, No Dividend and a 0.27 PEG
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SK Hynix’s August 2026 Valuation Snapshot: 92.7% ROE, No Dividend and a 0.27 PEG

A market data page shows a lofty 92.7% trailing return on equity, a low 0.27 PEG and no forward payout — raising questio...

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South Korea's Kospi Enters Bull Market Just Two Weeks After Sharp Selloff
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South Korea's Kospi Enters Bull Market Just Two Weeks After Sharp Selloff

The index is 22% above its July 30 low, with Samsung and SK Hynix leading a rebound tied to AI-driven memory demand.

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South Korea’s Kospi Enters Bull Market as AI Memory-Chip Trade Rebounds
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South Korea’s Kospi Enters Bull Market as AI Memory-Chip Trade Rebounds

The Kospi has climbed roughly 23% from its late-July low, pushing it into a technical bull market as Samsung Electronics...

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South Korea’s Extreme Market Swings Subside as Leverage Unwinds
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South Korea’s Extreme Market Swings Subside as Leverage Unwinds

Forced liquidations plunged, margin loans hit year-lows, and regulators tightened ETF rules, calming South Korea's Kospi...

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China Trade Boom Lifts Mainland Stocks, While KOSPI Slumps for a Seventh Week
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China Trade Boom Lifts Mainland Stocks, While KOSPI Slumps for a Seventh Week

Asian markets ended mixed on Friday as a blowout July trade report propelled Shanghai and Shenzhen indices higher, but S...

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BoJ Holds Rates, Tech Earnings Spark Asian Rebound; Kospi Surges 14%
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BoJ Holds Rates, Tech Earnings Spark Asian Rebound; Kospi Surges 14%

Asian equities rose on Friday, led by a 14% jump in South Korea's Kospi after its worst weekly drop in decades, as the B...

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South Korea's Kospi Surges Nearly 18% as AI Optimism Triggers Tech Rally
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South Korea's Kospi Surges Nearly 18% as AI Optimism Triggers Tech Rally

South Korea's Kospi index jumped almost 18% on Wednesday, led by SK Hynix and Samsung shares up around 30%, as Asian tec...

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South Korea’s KOSPI Jumps 15% as AI Chip Rally Reignites on US Cloud Earnings
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South Korea’s KOSPI Jumps 15% as AI Chip Rally Reignites on US Cloud Earnings

KOSPI surged past 6,400 after two days of circuit breakers, led by Samsung and SK Hynix, as stronger-than-expected Azure...

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Kospi Surges 16.5% as Microsoft’s AI Profits Ease Bubble Fears
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Kospi Surges 16.5% as Microsoft’s AI Profits Ease Bubble Fears

South Korean stocks staged their strongest single-day rally in years, with Samsung and SK Hynix surging over 24%, after ...

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Asian Stocks Mixed, Bonds Slide as Divided Fed Fuels Rate Uncertainty
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Asian Stocks Mixed, Bonds Slide as Divided Fed Fuels Rate Uncertainty

Asian markets swung between gains and losses while Treasury yields hit multi-decade highs after the Federal Reserve held...

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Kospi Plunges 10.8% as Chinese Chip Competition Rattles Asian Markets
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Kospi Plunges 10.8% as Chinese Chip Competition Rattles Asian Markets

A sharp selloff in Asian semiconductor stocks, led by a near 11% crash in South Korea's Kospi, reignites fears that Chin...

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Kospi Plunges Over 10% as Chip Stocks Crater on China AI Competition Fears
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Kospi Plunges Over 10% as Chip Stocks Crater on China AI Competition Fears

South Korea's Kospi index suffered its sharpest one-day drop in years after Samsung and SK Hynix shares tumbled, trigger...

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South Korea’s KOSPI Plunges 7.4% as Global Chip Selloff Intensifies; Japan’s Nikkei Tumbles Over 3%
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South Korea’s KOSPI Plunges 7.4% as Global Chip Selloff Intensifies; Japan’s Nikkei Tumbles Over 3%

A sharp selloff in semiconductor stocks, fueled by AI spending worries and rising Chinese competition, sent South Korea’...

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Korean AI-Driven Chip Boom Draws Wave of Chinese Hot Money
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Korean AI-Driven Chip Boom Draws Wave of Chinese Hot Money

The Kospi's 80% rally, led by Samsung and SK Hynix, has Chinese investors scrambling for semiconductor ETF exposure thro...

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South Korea’s Chip Market Emerges as Global AI’s First-Morning Signal
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South Korea’s Chip Market Emerges as Global AI’s First-Morning Signal

Fund managers from London to Tokyo are tracking Seoul’s Kospi and chip giants SK Hynix and Samsung as early indicators o...

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