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Stock market update
Stock market update
Chipmaker rally lifts Kospi, Nikkei as oil risk lingers
South Korea's Kospi and Japan's Nikkei both rebounded on Thursday, led by chipmakers tracking a Wall Street rally, though rising oil prices from renewed US-Iran hostilities kept broader sentiment in check.
Eamonn Sheridan
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Stock market update
Stock market update
South Korean shares climb out of opening hole, are back positive. Nikkei, ES and NQ all up
Equites have bounced following the earlier slump on war escalation.
Eamonn Sheridan
08/07/2026 | 00:54 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
08/07/2026 | 00:54 GMT
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Stocks
Stocks
More - Samsung's record profit fails to stop shares plunging, dragging KOSPI down 6%
More detail on that record Samsung profit that wasn't enough to stop a broad selloff across South Korea's chip stocks.
Eamonn Sheridan
07/07/2026 | 03:16 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
07/07/2026 | 03:16 GMT
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Stock market update
Stock market update
Asia stocks fall as chip selloff spreads, breaking ranks with Wall St highs
A chip stock selloff pulled Asian markets lower even as Samsung's earnings outlook beat expectations.
Eamonn Sheridan
07/07/2026 | 02:28 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
07/07/2026 | 02:28 GMT
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Stock market update
Stock market update
South Korea's Kospi slammed 4% lower at open, Samsung slide
Samsung Q2 profit beat, but shares lower
Eamonn Sheridan
07/07/2026 | 00:22 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
07/07/2026 | 00:22 GMT
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Stocks
Stocks
Samsung set for 18-fold profit jump as AI memory demand surges
Samsung's memory boom just keeps compounding, but the bonus math could complicate the headline number.
Eamonn Sheridan
05/07/2026 | 23:35 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
05/07/2026 | 23:35 GMT
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Central Banks
Central Banks
Bank of Korea warns Samsung, SK Hynix leveraged ETFs risk volatility
The BOK just changed its mind on leveraged ETFs, and not in their favour.
Eamonn Sheridan
05/07/2026 | 21:18 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
05/07/2026 | 21:18 GMT
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Central Banks
Central Banks
Bank of Korea official says Bank has capacity to take steps on the weak won
Bank of Korea Deputy Governor
Eamonn Sheridan
02/07/2026 | 02:05 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
02/07/2026 | 02:05 GMT
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Stock market update
Stock market update
Foreigner investors pull record $137bn from Asia stocks as AI rally forces rebalancing
Investors are trimming Asia's biggest AI winners not because they've soured on the trade, but because it's gotten too big to ignore the risk.
Eamonn Sheridan
02/07/2026 | 01:18 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
02/07/2026 | 01:18 GMT
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Stock market update
Stock market update
Korea inflation hits 2.5-year high as Goldman flags chip stock outflow risk
Korea faces a rate decision shaped by inflation and an equity market vulnerable to its own concentration.
Eamonn Sheridan
01/07/2026 | 23:48 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
01/07/2026 | 23:48 GMT
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Stock market update
Stock market update
Korea exports surge on AI chip boom as shares slide on profit-taking
Korea's chip exports just posted their best growth in almost fifty years, but investors used the moment to cash out.
Eamonn Sheridan
01/07/2026 | 02:43 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
01/07/2026 | 02:43 GMT
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News
News
South Korea to unveil $650 billion AI and chip mega-plan under President Lee
South Korea is set to announce up to $650 billion in AI, chip and robotics investment anchored by a controversial new semiconductor hub in the country's underdeveloped southwest.
Eamonn Sheridan
29/06/2026 | 01:26 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
29/06/2026 | 01:26 GMT
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Stock market update
Stock market update
Tokyo shares down ~4%, South Korea down ~6%. Fingers pointing at OpenAI IPO delay
AUD and Kiwi slapped lower too.
Eamonn Sheridan
26/06/2026 | 02:50 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
26/06/2026 | 02:50 GMT
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Stock market update
Stock market update
Equities on the slide. US futures down, Asian indexes down.
ES -0.2%, NQ -0.7%
Eamonn Sheridan
26/06/2026 | 01:58 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
26/06/2026 | 01:58 GMT
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Stock market update
Stock market update
KOSPI in focus as Samsung plans 648 bln domestic push and South Korea caps fuel prices
A 648 billion dollar investment pledge and a government price cap signal South Korea is playing offence on both growth and inflation.
Eamonn Sheridan
25/06/2026 | 23:58 GMT
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Eamonn Sheridan
25/06/2026 | 23:58 GMT
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