South Korea's Kospi plunged 5% on Tuesday, extending its two-day decline to nearly 14% and taking the index into bear market territory. The benchmark has fallen over 31% from its June peak after a tech-led rally, though it remains up more than 50% for 2026 overall.

South Korea's Kospi stock index experienced a significant drop Monday morning. Tech firms faced heavy selling pressure due to AI investment boom worries. The Kospi index plunged…

South Korea's benchmark Kospi index plunged 6% on Monday as rising tensions in the Gulf and soaring oil prices rattled global markets. The selloff, led by sharp declines in…

South Korea's Kospi plunged 5% on Tuesday, extending its two-day decline to nearly 14% and taking the index into bear market territory. The benchmark has fallen over 31% from its…

South Korea's KOSPI has entered bear market territory after falling about 25% from its late-June record high, following a spectacular AI-driven rally. Reuters said the correction…

South Korea's Kospi slumped as much as 8%, briefly triggering a sidecar trading curb, as a Bank of Korea rate hike, a sharp sell-off in AI chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK…