South Korea's KOSDAQ index surged 6% as AI and semiconductor demand fueled gains, while crypto firms like Bithumb eye KOSDAQ IPO listings.

South Korea's KOSPI index has surged roughly 200% year-on-year as Samsung and SK Hynix ride the AI chip boom, but concentration risk looms large.

South Korea's Kospi index faces extreme volatility, with sharp gains and losses driven by the global AI boom, highlighting rapid shifts between investor euphoria and panic.

South Korea's KOSDAQ index surged 6% as AI and semiconductor demand fueled gains, while crypto firms like Bithumb eye KOSDAQ IPO listings.

Seoul stocks ended mixed Monday as persistent foreign selling kept the benchmark KOSPI in negative territory, while the government's announcement o...

South Korea's KOSPI surged 68% in Q2 2026, its best quarter since 1998, driven by Samsung and SK Hynix amid booming AI chip demand and rising volatility.

South Korean stocks celebrated their best quarter in almost three decades, driven by a phenomenal surge in chipmakers. The KOSPI index soared, with tech giants Samsung Electronics…