KOSPI Index

Asia markets are mixed as traders assess Japan, Aussie business activity data and U.S. tech earnings
An aerial view of the central business district and Sydney Opera House on February 17, 2023. David Gray | Getty Images News | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 0.19%, while the broad-based Topix was down 0.35%. Flash data from the au Jibun Bank showed that the country’s business activity returned to growth. Japan’s composite […]
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Asia-Pacific markets climb, tracking gains on Wall Street; yen intervention suspected
Cherry trees in bloom near the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose on Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closed at record highs overnight as traders become increasingly bullish on interest rate cuts. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open mixed on the back of Fed chair’s rate cut comments
China’s biggest policy meeting in six years kicks will kick off this week. Wang Yukun | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets open mixed on Tuesday as traders in Asia react to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments that the central bank will not wait until inflation hits 2% to cut interest rates. Powell indicated that […]
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Asia markets mostly slip as investors assess assassination attempt on Trump, await China Third Plenum
View of the central business district skyline at sunset in Beijing, China. Sheng Peng | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell on Monday as investors awaited China’s Third Plenum and also assessed an assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally over the weekend. David Roche, president of […]
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Asia-Pacific markets slip after Powell’s dovish tone; Japan and China inflation in focus
Customers at a fresh food market in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets started Wednesday lower, even as key Wall Street benchmarks rose following dovish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell overnight. Powell signaled caution over leaving interest rates at too high a level, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets higher just after S&P 500, Nasdaq near at all-time large
Sydney Constructing get from Cremorne Level. Brook Attakorn | Moment | Getty Visuals Asia-Pacific markets opened increased on Tuesday, monitoring gains on Wall Street that noticed each the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite achieving new highs. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose .42% in its initially hour of trade, whilst the Topix inched up .16%. The Kospi […]
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