All posts tagged "KOSPI"

  • A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. Asian stocks were mostly higher Friday, perked by relief that the U.S. Federal Reserve held off on raising interest rates for the time being. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Seoul stocks hit 5-month low on foreign selling

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean stocks dropped to a five-month low on Wednesday as foreign investors dumped shares amid fears over China’s hard landing and falling oil prices. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar to...

    • Posted January 20, 2016
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    Seoul, China, Tokyo stocks plunge

    By Choi Kyong-ae Korean, Chinese and Japanese stocks fell sharply across the board Monday on growing concerns about the economic slowdown in China and weakening oil prices amid escalating regional conflict in the Middle East, analysts said....

    • Posted January 4, 2016
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  • South Korea's main bourse closed 5 points down at 1,961.31 on Dec. 30, 2015, the last trading day of the year. South Korea's stock market gained 2.39 percent compared to the end of 2014, while the secondary market KOSDAQ leaped 25.67 percent over the year. (Yonhap)
    Korea’s stock market closes 2015 trading

    (PHOTO NEWS) — South Korea’s main bourse closed 5 points down at 1,961.31 on Dec. 30, 2015, the last trading day of the year. South Korea’s stock market gained 2.39 percent compared to the end of 2014,...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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    S. Korean stocks start at 4-year high

    SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) — South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday on strong foreign buying, with its benchmark index reaching a near four-year high. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 2.54 points, or 0.12...

    • Posted April 14, 2015
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    [BUSINESSWEEK] Bad News for Kospi Is Good News for Korean Stock Brokers

    Bad news in South Korea has been good news for stock brokerages. Earnings misses by the nation’s largest companies, faltering consumer confidence, a gyrating won and the withdrawal of stimulus by the U.S. has boosted a...

    • Posted November 18, 2014
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    KOSPI nosedives

    Woes in China, US send stock prices to 5-month low By Kim Rahn Financial markets swooned Tuesday, following weaker-than-expected economic data from the United States and China, as well as continued capital outflows from emerging markets. Stocks...

    • Posted February 4, 2014
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  • Foreign buying rally sets record

    By Kim Rahn Foreign investors have net-purchased Korean stocks for 35 consecutive business days, the longest period ever. They bought stocks worth 284.5 billion won ($267.4 million), Thursday, the 35th day since they began purchasing them on...

    • Posted October 17, 2013
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