Asian markets open mixed SEOUL, December 2 (AJP) - Asian markets opened mixed on Tuesday, with South Korea's benchmark KOSPI up 1 percent at 3,960.75 and the junior KOSDAQ down 0.8 percent at 915.37. Shares of Samsung Electronics rose 0.8 percent to 101,600 won (US$69), and SK hynix gained 2.7 percent to 552,500 won. Among the top 10 companies in terms of market capitalization, all were trading higher except for LG Energy Solution, which edged down 0.2 percent to 412,000 won. Automakers led the gains December 2, 2025

Asian markets mixed as BOJ rate-hike fears hit Tokyo shares SEOUL, December 01 (AJP) - Asian stock markets closed mixed on Monday, with Japanese shares tumbling on renewed speculation that the Bank of Japan may soon raise interest rates. In Seoul, the benchmark KOSPI slipped 0.2 percent to 3,920.37, while the tech-heavy KOSDAQ rose 1.1 percent to 922.38. Institutional investors offloaded a net 233 billion won ($158 million) worth of shares, outweighing net purchases of 53 billion won by retail investors and 216 billion won by foreigners. December 1, 2025

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

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

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