KOREA KOSPI COMPOSITE

KOREA KOSPI COMPOSITE

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May. 08	South Korea's Current Account Surplus Reaches Record High on Chip Exports	MT
May. 08	South Korean Shares Close Higher for Fourth Straight Session to Hit New High Despite Middle East Tensions	MT

South Korean shares hit highest since late February, chipmakers jump

Published on 04/16/2026 at 03:25 am EDT

Reuters

South Korean shares hit highest since late February, chipmakers jump

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May. 08	South Korea's Current Account Surplus Reaches Record High on Chip Exports	MT
May. 08	South Korean Shares Close Higher for Fourth Straight Session to Hit New High Despite Middle East Tensions	MT
May. 08	South Korean shares post best week since 2008 on AI rally	RE
May. 07	South Korean Shares Open Lower on Heightened Iran Tension Concerns	MT
May. 07	South Korea's Current Account Surplus Surges in March	MT
May. 07	Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Track Lower in Thursday Trading	MT
May. 07	South Korea Becomes World's Seventh-Largest Stock Market	MT
May. 07	South Korean Shares End at Fresh Highs on US-Iran Peace Hopes; SK Biopharma Rises	MT
May. 07	Asian currencies gain, stocks at all-time high as peace deal hopes remain	RE
May. 07	South Korea Foreign-Exchange Reserves Track Higher in April	MT
May. 07	South Korea's benchmark KOSPI hits record closing high on US-Iran peace hopes	RE
May. 07	South Korean Banks' Credit Profiles Provide Buffer for More Complex Conditions, Fitch Says	MT
May. 06	South Korean Shares Open at New High as Investors Remain Hopeful About US-Iran Peace Agreement	MT
May. 06	South Korea's Official Foreign Reserves Increase in April	MT
May. 06	Asian Industry Sustains Expansion in April: PMI Report	MT

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