Who Can Lift Seoul’s Stock Market as Foreign Investors Dump $30 Billion over Nine Months?

Who can lift Seoul’s stock market as foreign investors dump $30 billion over nine months?

Foreign investors have offloaded more than 40 trillion won ($30 billion) worth of Korean stocks over the past nine months, underscoring growing concerns over political uncertainty and U.S.-driven tariff risks. As both major presidential candidates pledge to bolster the stock market and appeal to the nation’s 14 million retail investors, analysts warn that only long-term structural reform can prevent those promises from becoming empty slogans. Ac…

Seoul shares fall on US credit downgrade jitters - tennews.in: National News Portal

Seoul, May 19 (IANS) South Korean stocks closed markedly lower on Monday as investors grew cautious over the impact of global credit rating agency Moody’s downgrade of the United States’ credit rating. The local currency weakened against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 23.45 points, or 0.89 percent, to […] The post Seoul shares fall on US credit downgrade jitters appeared first on tennews.in: National …

Seoul shares fall on US credit downgrade jitters - IndiaPost NewsPaper

SEOUL: South Korean stocks closed markedly lower on Monday as investors grew cautious over the impact of global credit rating agency Moody’s downgrade of the United States’ credit rating. The local currency weakened against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 23.45 points, or 0.89 percent, to close at 2,603.42, reports Yonhap news agency. Trade volume was thin at 309.7 million shares worth 6.69 trillion wo…