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- Samsung and SK Hynix Whipsaw From Record Crash to Record Rally in Four Sessions
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunged 13-14% before roaring back with record gains, capping the wildest week Korean chip stocks have ever traded.
- Won Strengthens to 1,424 per Dollar, Capping a Three-Session Slide in the Exchange Rate
Korea's won-dollar rate fell 13.4 won to 1,424.0 at the 3:30 p.m. reference, its third straight decline — a 38.5-won drop from 1,462.5 over three sessions.
- A Sixfold Price Gap: What Late-July Apartment Sales Reveal About Seoul's Commuter Belt
MOLIT transaction records from July 24–28, 2026 show capital-region apartment prices ranging from 205 million won in Incheon to over 2 billion won in Wirye.
- Daishin Securities Adds FX Gain-Loss and Purchase Rate Display to Overseas Stock Balances
Daishin Securities revamped its overseas stock balance screen on July 30, letting investors see currency gains and losses and their purchase exchange rate.
- Hahn & Co's K Car Exit and STIC's Refinancing Show Korean PE Firms in Active Portfolio Mode
Hahn & Company is selling K Car to a KG Group consortium while STIC Investment swaps lenders on its Lotte Energy Materials financing.
- Korea Drills Its Drugmakers on Global GMP as Export Ambitions Grow
Back-to-back Seoul seminars on data integrity, continuous manufacturing and PAT show Korea's drug regulator funding GMP training for export-bound pharma firms.
- Korea's 'Father of ETFs' Wants Single-Stock Leveraged Funds to Die a Natural Death
Bae Jae-kyu of Korea Investment Management says leveraged bets on Samsung and SK Hynix should be phased out gradually, not delisted — here's what that means.
- Hanmi's Q2 Operating Profit More Than Doubles on 29% Sales Jump
Hanmi Pharm posted Q2 revenue of 467.2 billion won and operating profit of 131 billion won, with margins widening to 28% from about 17% a year earlier.
- How One Chip Index Came to Steer the KOSPI
The KRX SK Hynix TR index now swings harder than the KOSPI itself, turning a single memory maker into Korea's benchmark risk.
- Korea Moves to Cap Each Investor's Bets on Single-Stock Leveraged ETFs
Korea's financial authorities will cap individual exposure to single-stock leveraged ETFs, with a 20% ceiling discussed at an emergency market meeting.
- Korean Won Firms to 1,446.7 After a 19.9-Won Three-Session Swing
The won/dollar benchmark fell from 1,468.5 to 1,446.7 between July 27 and July 29, a 19.9-won move that pulled the pair back under 1,450.
- Oil Whipsaws Back Above $90 as U.S.-Iran Strikes Resume After Brief Lull
Brent crude closed in the $90 range on July 29, up nearly 8%, as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities erased a three-day slide that had pushed WTI down to $79.
- Pulmuone, AgentAI and EOFlow Raise a Combined 72.4 Billion Won in Same-Day Private Placements
Three Seoul-listed companies disclosed third-party share placements on July 29, from Pulmuone's 40 billion won debt paydown to a control change at AgentAI.
- Hyundai Rotem Sinks to 52-Week Low as Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates
Hyundai Rotem shares fell more than 16% on July 27 to a fresh 52-week low after second-quarter results came in below market expectations.
- Korea Stocks Crash on 'Black Tuesday' as Chip Rout Halts Trading
KOSPI sank 10.8% and KOSDAQ 7.7% on July 28 as a US chip selloff triggered sidecars and circuit breakers across both Korean markets.
- Korea's July Economic Snapshot: Ministry Releases Monthly Trends Note
South Korea's finance ministry published its July 2026 economic trends reference as daily market and FX tables landed for July 28. What's confirmed so far.
- KOSPI Plunges 10.84% to 6,023.63 as Circuit Breakers Halt Both Markets
South Korea's KOSPI crashed 10.84% to close at 6,023.63 on a "Black Tuesday," with trading halted on both the main board and the KOSDAQ.
- Samsung and SK Hynix Tumble as Chip Fears Trip KOSPI Sidecars
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell as much as 8–10% on July 28, triggering sell-side sidecars, with traders pointing to Chinese memory competition.
- Three Korean Listed Firms Unveil Capital Raises on July 28
KOSPI and KOSDAQ companies SK D&D, Playgram and OSP disclosed separate share sales on July 28, led by a 140 billion won rights offering.
- Corporate Dollar Deposits Hit a Record as Firms Hoard Greenbacks
South Korean residents' foreign-currency deposits rose about $1.08 billion in June to a four-month high, driven by record corporate dollar holdings.
