Taeseok Optical seeks KOSDAQ listing SEOUL, September 15 (AJP) - South Korean eyewear and fashion company Taeseok Optical has applied for preliminary approval to list on the KOSDAQ, starting the review process for a potential market debut, the company said Tuesday. The company said it submitted the preliminary listing application to the Korea Exchange (KRX), a required step before proceeding with an initial public offering (IPO). Founded in 2015, Taeseok Optical has built its business around eyewear manufacturing, s September 15, 2026

Foreign selling hands KOSPI 4th straight loss before Fed SEOUL, September 15 (AJP) - Foreign investors sold Korean shares for a fifth straight session on Tuesday, handing the KOSPI a fourth consecutive loss as worries over a possible U.S. rate hike this week weighed on the main board. Buyers turned instead to battery makers and the KOSDAQ. The main index in Seoul shed 57.11 points, or 0.9 percent, to 6,627.26. Foreigners sold a net 1.57 trillion won ($1.15 billion) of KOSPI shares and institutions 904.9 billion won ($665 million), September 15, 2026

Seoul, Tokyo nearly flat amid AI and Gulf worries Verified by the AJP desk5 confirmed CONFIRMED · 5 ✓ 6,663.75 Checked against Naver Finance ✓ 20.62 Checked against Naver Finance ✓ 0.31 percent Checked against Naver Finance ✓ 63,673.78 Checked against Naver Finance ✓ Nasdaq Composite Checked against Yahoo Finance Desk review 2026-09-15 00:38 KST · September 15, 2026

DTS begins KOSDAQ IPO process SEOUL, September 14 (AJP) - South Korean thermal solutions company DTS has begun the initial public offering (IPO) process for a KOSDAQ listing after filing a securities registration statement with the Financial Services Commission (FSC), the company said Monday. DTS plans to offer 2,228,917 initial shares at a proposed price range of 17,000 won to 18,500 won each. The deal is expected to raise between 37.9 billion won ($28.2 million) and 41.2 billion won ($30.6 million). Instit September 14, 2026

HUINNO passes technology review for KOSDAQ IPO SEOUL, September 14 (AJP) - South Korean digital health company HUINNO has passed a technology review required for a special KOSDAQ listing, moving its initial public offering (IPO) process to the next stage. The company said Monday it received an A rating and a BBB rating from two evaluation agencies designated by the Korea Exchange (KRX), meeting the technology requirement for the listing route. HUINNO develops artificial intelligence (AI)-based medical technology, including wea September 14, 2026

Korea bond curve flattens as front-end yields hit multi-year highs SEOUL, Sept. 14 (AJP) — South Korea's government bond curve flattened further Monday as front-end yields climbed to multi-year highs while longer maturities retreated, sharpening expectations for a higher-for-longer tightening path ahead of this week's Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan meetings. The two-year Korean government bond yield ended at 3.932 percent and the three-year at 4.025 percent, their highest levels since Nov. 1, 2023. Longer maturities pulled back September 14, 2026

KOSPI suffers Asia's worst hit on AI slowdown fears, surging oil prices SEOUL, Sept. 14 (AJP) - A push to slow down artificial intelligence (AI) development and oil prices climbing above US$108 a barrel both landed on South Korea's market at once, leaving it with little room to guard against either. South Korea's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index or KOSPI closed down 3.3 percent or 225.54 points to close at 6,684. 37, the biggest drop in the region. Tokyo fell 0.8 percent and Shanghai finished close to flat, a gap that comes down to September 14, 2026

KRX's longer hours may mean a longer grind for retail investors SEOUL, September 14 (AJP) — Seoul's stock market now stretches from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. as the Korea Exchange (KRX) moves to compete with privately run Nextrade, or NXT, giving retail investors more time to trade — and potentially more hours to watch, worry and wager on stocks. The new KRX session runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and replaces the previous after-hours system that matched orders every 10 minutes between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. About 2,400 securities are avail September 14, 2026

Korea's bond offering draws 2.5 times bigger bids despite rising yields SEOUL, Sept. 14 (AJP) — South Korea's 10-year government bond offering drew bids worth nearly 2.5 times the amount on offer despite yields hovering near multi-year highs. Bids totaled 6.928 trillion won for 2.8 trillion won ($2.1 billion) of 10-year government bonds offered, equivalent to 247.4 percent of the planned sale, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The offering was sold at a weighted average yield of 4.510 percent, slightly below the benchmark September 14, 2026

KOSPI leads Asia lower as AI slowdown debate hits memory stocks SEOUL, September 14 (AJP) -Asian stocks opened the week lower Monday, with South Korea's KOSPI falling more than 3 percent as a widening debate over slowing AI development hit its memory-chip heavyweights. The KOSPI opened 3.1 percent lower and traded as low as 6,669.3. The benchmark was down 210.7 points at 6,699.2 in morning trading. SK hynix, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, fell 5.0 percent to 1,721,000 won ($1,279). Samsung Electronics dropped 3.0 percent September 14, 2026