South Korea's bourse operator Monday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index as the index spiked sharply, boosted by a

Korea's Kospi soared 8% as optimism over an Iran deal boosted chip stocks, led by Samsung and SK Hynix.

South Korea's Kospi Index surged 8% as hopes for a US-Iran agreement boosted market sentiment, with chip stocks leading the early morning rally.