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  Asian markets mixed as China rallies; Korea, Japan slip on policy concerns SEOUL, December 01 (AJP) - Asian equities were mixed on Monday morning, with declines in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan contrasting with broad gains in China. South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI slipped 0.35 percent to 3,911 as of 10 a.m., pressured by institutional selling. Institutions offloaded 132.1 billion won ($90 million), while foreign investors sold a modest 4 billion won as they monitored market direction. Retail investors bought 162.1 billion won, seeking to take advanta December 1, 2025
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  Retail investors not to blame as NPS drives bigger dollar demand SEOUL, November 30 (AJP) - Growing attention has been placed on Korean retail investors pouring money into U.S. stocks, with some blaming their buying streak for the recent jump in the exchange rate. New data, however, show that the National Pension Service has been buying far more overseas equities, reinforcing the view that individual investors are not the main driver of the won's weakness. According to Bank of Korea figures released on November 30, overseas equity purchases November 30, 2025
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  Asian markets mostly gain, but Seoul tumbles on foreign sell-off SEOUL, November 28 (AJP) - Asian equities ended mostly higher on Friday, with the notable exception of South Korea’s KOSPI, which slumped sharply amid renewed currency volatility and recession concerns. The Korean won weakened to 1,471.8 per dollar, up 8.8 won as of 5 p.m., with traders saying recent verbal intervention by authorities has done little to stabilize the currency. Bond yields eased after an early climb. The three-year government yield, which touched a morning November 28, 2025