South Korean stocks surged on Friday, with the KOSPI jumping as much as 8.5%, driven by optimism that Middle East tensions could ease after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a possible Iran deal this weekend. The rally helped the index end a volatile week up 3.2%, recovering from the previous week's 3.7% decline triggered by a global selloff in AI and technology stocks.

South Korean stocks soared by more than 8 percent Tuesday, sharply rebounding from the over 8 percent plunge the previous session, to reclaim the 8,000-point th

South Korean stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with the benchmark KOSPI dropping up to 3.6%, as semiconductor shares resumed their decline and investor sentiment was hit by a U.S.…