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Issues & Trends
"Patriotic Retail Investors" Drive 100% Surge; Honam Semiconductor Sector Booms… Thematic Stocks Sweep Through the Bear Market
Amid a decline in the domestic stock market last week, theme stocks surged, driven more by positive online stories and expectations for regional development than by corporate earnings or new orders. B…
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KOSPI Down 11% Amid Semiconductor Plunge… Rotational Trading Spreads to Entertainment and Banking Stocks
While the KOSPI struggled to gain momentum as major semiconductor stocks faltered, entertainment, leisure, and banking stocks showed notable strength. Although SamsungElectronics and SK hynix fell in …
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KOSPI at Lower Levels Than During the Financial Crisis… A Week That Will Determine Whether Semiconductors Have Peaked [Weekly Stock Market Outlook]
This week, the domestic stock market is expected to remain highly volatile as it seeks to rebound following a sharp decline. With the KOSPI having fallen to a valuation range lower than during the glo…
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Fund Performance Varies Amid Market Downturn… Only Long-Short and High-Dividend Funds Post Gains [Fund Watch]
Domestic equity funds fell by an average of more than 6% in just one week as profit-taking in major semiconductor stocks coincided with a sharp decline in KOSDAQ growth stocks. However, some high-divi…
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Hanik Shares 16% More Expensive in the U.S.—Will They Boost the Parent Company’s Stock Price?
SK hynix(000660) American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) surged more than 12% above the initial public offering (IPO) price on their first day of trading on the Nasdaq, closing at a price approximately 16…
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Seojin System CEO Jeon Dong-kyu Returns to Korea… Will He Face an FSS Investigation Over “Possible Unfair Trading”? [Market In]
Stick Investment’s Credit Division (Stick Credit), a private equity fund (PEF) manager, has purchased approximately 130 billion won worth of shares in KOSDAQ-listed Seojin Systems. The company acquire…
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Why a Mid-Sized Construction Firm Is Being Mentioned as a Candidate to Acquire Control of JoongAng Ilbo
JoongAng Ilbo and JTBC Headquarters
As the JoongAng Ilbo, facing a liquidity crisis, has made a last-ditch effort to sell its management rights, rumors are spreading that mid-sized construction c…
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An Unexpected Windfall? Aegis Asset Management: Sale Fell Through, but Valuation Doubled
Although the merger and acquisition (M&A) deal between global private equity fund (PEF) manager Hillhouse Investment (hereinafter “Hillhouse”) and Aegis Asset Management fell through, analysts say the…
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Rznomics Inc. CEO Buys Company Shares on the Open Market… "Confidence in Responsible Management and Corporate Value"
The CEO of Rznomics Inc., a company developing RNA-based gene therapies, demonstrated his commitment to responsible management by purchasing the company’s shares on the open market.
Rznomics In…
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"1.85 Million Won vs. 4.3 Million Won": SK Hanik’s Shocking Report… Why Do Brokerages Have Mixed Outlooks?
Target prices for SK hynix have diverged among securities firms, ranging as widely as 2.45 million won. With estimates ranging from a low of 1.85 million won to a high of 4.30 million won, a stark dif…