By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEONGNAM, South Korea, March 4 (Reuters) - As South Korea's benchmark KOSPI stock index dived ...

South Korea’s stock market suffered a major sell off Wednesday as the Kospi index plunged more than 12 percent, putting it on track for its worst trading day in decades. According to a ...

South Korea’s Kospi plunged up to 13% from record highs as Middle East tensions, soaring oil prices, and foreign fund outflows triggered a sharp unwind of its AI-driven rally., Markets, Times Now ...

The Kospi plunged 12 per cent on Wednesday (Mar 4), extending a steep selloff from the previous day as the escalating war in the Middle East rattled investor sentiment.

Asian shares tumbled Wednesday, with South Korea's benchmark plunging more than 12%, while oil prices climbed even higher as ...

[HONG KONG] Panic swept through South Korea’s trading floors on Wednesday (Mar 4) as concerns over the Middle East war sent the world’s hottest stock market to its biggest-ever sell-off.

By Jihoon Lee, Youn Ah Moon and Yena Park SEOUL, March 4 (Reuters) - South Korean shares sank more than 10% on Wednesday, ...

Israeli and U.S. forces pounded targets across Iran, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled global markets and sent ⁠oil prices ​sharply ...

The Kospi dropped 12.6% to 5,065.14 in early afternoon trade. The Korea Exchange temporarily halted trading for the Kospi index, while a circuit breaker was activated on the Kosdaq as well, which ...

South Korea's KOSPI was the best performing equity market in the region, having gained over 75% in 2025. The gains had extended into the new year as well, with the index having gained nearly 50% in ...