Court ruling on Samsung heir adds to stock woes
MarketsJan 18, 2021
South Korea’s stock market was dealt a further blow following a conviction of Samsung group heir apparent Lee Jae-yong on Monday, with large-cap stocks posting bigger losses. This comes as a recent rally, largely driven by massive retail investor participation since late 2020, has been followed by a stock market correction in the last two trading days. The Korea Exchange’s main board Kospi closed at 3,013.93 points, down 2.3 percent from Friday, despite retail investors’ c
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Hyundai Motor chairman sees March stock buy triple in valueMarketsJan 18, 2021Stocks in carmaker Hyundai Motor and its auto parts-making affiliate Hyundai Mobis that Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun bought during the peak of the coronavirus crisis last year have tripled in value, according to data on Monday. When Hyundai Motor Group stocks hit the rock bottom in March last year, Chung purchased stocks valued more than 80 billion won. The purchase price of a Hyundai Motor share was 69,793 won and 135,294 won for a share in Hyundai Mobis. Based on the closing pri -
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[Feature] Fear of missing out: Psychology behind Kospi rallyMarketsJan 18, 2021Relative deprivation, changes in investment platform push retail investors to study, bet on markets night and day
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Seoul stocks dip over 2% on Samsung, bio stocksMarketsJan 18, 2021South Korean stocks tumbled more than 2 percent Monday amid strong profit-taking sell-offs and a plunge in Samsung affiliates. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) dipped 71.97 points, or 2.33 percent, to close at 3,013.93 points. Trading volume was high at about 1.5 billion shares worth around 22.8 trillion won ($20.7 billion), with losers outnumbering gainers 715 to 164. Foreigners sold a net 220 billion won, while retail investo -
Singapore’s Prestige Biopharma eyes Feb. IPO on KospiMarketsJan 18, 2021Prestige Biopharma, a Singapore biopharmaceutical firm dedicated to biosimilars and new antibody therapeutic developments, said Monday it is looking to raise as much as 490.9 billion won ($444.5 million) in an initial public offering on the Korean main bourse early next month. It plans to issue some 15.34 million depository receipts in a price band of 25,000-32,000 won. The exact share price will be set through the two-day book building that is set to wrap up Wednesday. Retail investors’ -
Residents' foreign currency deposits touch new high in December last yearEconomyJan 18, 2021Foreign currency deposits at banks in South Korea hit a new high in December last year on increased retail holdings of the US dollar deposits, central bank data showed Monday. Outstanding foreign currency-denominated deposits held by residents amounted to $94.2 billion as of end-December, up $590 million from the previous month, according to the data from the Bank of Korea (BOK). Residents' foreign currency deposits renewed their record for the third consecutive month after plunging by $3.1 bi -
Seoul stocks open sharply lower on profit-takingMarketsJan 18, 2021South Korean stocks opened steeply lower Monday as foreign and retail investors sold local stocks to take profits. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 42.26 points, or 1.37 percent, to 3,043.64 points in the first 15 minutes of trading. Samsung Electronics shed 1.93 percent, and No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix retreated 1.18 percent. Leading chemical firm LG Chem dipped 2.25 percent, and rechargeable battery maker Samsung SDI slumped 2.99 percent. Internet portal operator Naver fel -
Robo-advisers thrust in spotlight amid coronavirus pandemicMarketsJan 17, 2021The amount of funds entrusted to South Korea’s three leading robo-adviser firms exceeded 1 trillion won ($906 million), highlighting the fast growth of non-face-to-face investment services during the coronavirus crisis, according to market data on Sunday. Robo-adviser or automated asset management companies Fount, AIM and December & Company currently manage a total of 1.25 trillion won, up 402.9 percent from 247.9 billion won a year ago. Robo-advisers offer highly tailored asset mana -
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Woori Financial chief pledges to innovate like Amazon, GoogleMoneyJan 17, 2021Woori Financial Group Chairman Sohn Tae-seung has urged the group‘s subsidiaries to gear up for business innovation this year by benchmarking global tech giants Amazon and Google, officials said Sunday. “Just as the innovative tech behemoths Amazon and Google did, let’s seek innovation with a mindset like it’s always day one, to get back to the basics and start work with a renewed mind and to surprise the market by achieving a groundbreaking performance,” s -
Biz outlook for refiners, chipmakers bright this year: pollEconomyJan 17, 2021A majority of South Korean manufacturing companies expect their business conditions to stay in positive terrain this year, led by a recovery in the refining, chipmaking and bio sectors amid the virus pandemic, a poll showed Sunday. According to the survey of 1,009 manufacturers conducted by the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), the manufacturing sector's business survey index (BSI) stood at 103 for the year. A BSI reading below 100 means pessimists outnumber optimists. -
Retail investors emerge as big players in stock marketsMarketsJan 17, 2021South Korean retail investors have emerged as deep pockets in the stock market, pouring in more than 100 trillion won ($90.6 billion) since early last year, data showed Sunday. Individual investors net bought a combined 102.2 trillion won in local and overseas stocks from Jan. 2, 2019, to Friday, according to data from the Korea Securities Depository (KSD). During the cited period, individuals bought a net 77.8 trillion won worth of local stocks. They bought 59 trillion won worth of stocks tra -
KKR's Asia fund underscores hope for real asset recoveryMarketsJan 15, 2021The announcement of two fund closures by US investment firm KKR this week highlighted its anticipation for real asset recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, including South Korea. KKR on Wednesday closed the $1.7 billion fund KKR Asia Real Estate Partners, which is focused on real estate investments in the Asia-Pacific region to meet demand for modernized properties and developments. A few days earlier, its KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors on Sunday closed a $3.9 billion vehicle for inf -
BOK chief says stock markets rise at 'very fast clip'EconomyJan 15, 2021Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol on Friday expressed concerns about the stock market’s recent rally, warning retail investors that their debt-backed equity buying spree could lead to big losses. The country’s benchmark Kospi has been on a bullish run since November, setting record highs last week when the market closed above the 3,000 mark on Jan. 7 for the first time in its 38-year history. Individual investors have continued to snap up shares amid record-low interest rates and abun -
Seoul stocks tumble on profit-takingMarketsJan 15, 2021South Korean stocks dipped more than 2 percent Friday as investors booked profits from a recent rally. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) tumbled 64.03 points, or 2.03 percent, to close at 3,085.9 points. Trading volume was high at about 1.3 billion shares worth around 22.8 trillion won ($20.7 billion), with losers outnumbering gainers 626 to 240. The KOSPI opened higher, buoyed by a massive stimulus proposal by US President-elec
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