Are Korean battery materials stocks too expensive?

Are Korean battery materials stocks too expensive?

South Korean battery materials shares have rallied with their market capitalization nearly doubling since early January thanks to strong growth in t...

Yet another Netflix hit lifts Korean content stocks even higher

Yet another Netflix hit lifts Korean content stocks even higher

South Korea’s major content production houses’ stocks rallied again on the success of yet another Netflix hit drama series, My Name.Shar...

S.Koreans' global stock, bond holdings at record high

S.Koreans' global stock, bond holdings at record high

South Korean investors maintained their buying spree in overseas equities and bond markets, with the balance of their holdings in both securities re...

L&F shares: Further upside potential after tenfold gains

L&F shares: Further upside potential after tenfold gains

Shares of L&F Co., South Korea’s top battery materials maker, have risen tenfold in the past year and a half, but many analysts bet the st...

Samsung shares' underperformance deepens on growth concerns, won

Samsung shares' underperformance deepens on growth concerns, won

Shares of Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s largest stock on the main bourse, are significantly underperforming as analysts slash price t...

Korean auto shares shine in gloomy stock market

Korean auto shares shine in gloomy stock market

South Korean car shares overcame slides in the country’s stock markets as the automotive chip shortage is showing some signs of easing.Global ...

Won hits 15-month low as global inflation woes spur equity outflow

Won hits 15-month low as global inflation woes spur equity outflow

The South Korean won weakened past the psychologically important 1,200 per dollar mark for the first time in 15 months as growing worries about glob...

Hyundai-led autonomous industry association to launch in October

Hyundai-led autonomous industry association to launch in October

South Korea’s leading mobility company Hyundai Mobis Co. will be heading the country’s new industry association of autonomous driving ma...

Korean LCCs rush to stock market for fund on travel recovery hopes

Korean LCCs rush to stock market for fund on travel recovery hopes

Cash-strapped South Korean budget airlines are rushing to raise money in the local stock market on growing hopes for a travel recovery as government...

Korea stocks, won tumble as foreigners dump $1 bn in equity futures

Korea stocks, won tumble as foreigners dump $1 bn in equity futures

South Korean stocks and the won currency lost ground with the main Kospi ending below the 3,100 mark for the first time in five weeks as foreign inv...

S.Korean battery materials makers see stock prices surge

S.Korean battery materials makers see stock prices surge

Shares of South Korean eco-friendly battery materials manufacturers have been soaring in September, with high expectations on big revenue jumps th...

Cookie Run developer enjoys 1126% year-to-date growth in stock price

Cookie Run developer enjoys 1126% year-to-date growth in stock price

Devsisters Corporation, the developer of the globally popular mobile game Cookie Run, has become a “ten bagger” stock with its price ris...

Hydrogen yet to boost Hyundai, Kia stocks

Hydrogen yet to boost Hyundai, Kia stocks

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s top two automakers, remained sluggish in the local stock market despite their hydrogen industry...

Hydrogen: Next big thing for stock investors in Korea

Hydrogen: Next big thing for stock investors in Korea

In 2009, battery makers were barely on the radar in South Korea when it comes to stock investment. Back then, the rechargeable battery industry was ...

Steel stocks rally on iron ore price falls, Q3 outlook

Steel stocks rally on iron ore price falls, Q3 outlook

Shares in South Korean steelmakers rose sharply in active trade on Tuesday, on the prospect that the declining iron ore price and Chinese rivals' ou...

S.Korean millennials rush on Nasdaq and NYSE amid sluggish Kospi

S.Korean millennials rush on Nasdaq and NYSE amid sluggish Kospi

South Korean millennials in their 20s and 30s are rushing to Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) amid skyrocketing real estate prices in t...

Carmaker stocks hit speed bump of chip shortage, Delta variant

Carmaker stocks hit speed bump of chip shortage, Delta variant

Shares in global carmakers such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are tumbling. The automotive chip shortage is expected to deteriorate fu...

Koreans foreign stock holdings jump to record $545.4 bn

Koreans foreign stock holdings jump to record $545.4 bn

South Koreans’ foreign stock holdings jumped 50% to an all-time high as retail investors sought high returns from US shares whose gains ramped...

S.Korean firms start training AI professionals to address talent shortage

S.Korean firms start training AI professionals to address talent shortage

South Korea’s major business groups have started to foster their own talents in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) to address the widen...

Record ‘Sell Korea’ knocks down stocks, won

Record ‘Sell Korea’ knocks down stocks, won

Fears are growing over ‘Sell Korea’ as foreign investors dumped the country’s stocks at a record high, pushing down the won curren...

BTS producer tops the list of H1 highest-paid Koreans

BTS producer tops the list of H1 highest-paid Koreans

Senior executives of HYBE Co., South Korea's leading K-pop agency, topped the three spots on the first-half list of highest-paid South Koreans, with...

Korean won at 11-month low as foreigners dump $6.1 bn in stocks this week

Korean won at 11-month low as foreigners dump $6.1 bn in stocks this week

The South Korean won tumbled to a near 11-month low as foreign investors dumped $6.1 billion in local stocks this week much more than their total se...

Korean investors rush to buy Vietnam stocks

Korean investors rush to buy Vietnam stocks

South Korean investors are rushing to buy Vietnamese stocks as the market is showing signs of a recovery. Analysts predicted export-oriented shares ...

SK Bioscience to kick off phase 3 vaccine trials

SK Bioscience to kick off phase 3 vaccine trials

SK Bioscience Co. has received approval from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for phase 3 clinical trials of its COVID-19...

Underage stock investors surge with decent gains in Korea

Underage stock investors surge with decent gains in Korea

The number of investors under age 18 is rising in South Korea, posting even higher gains from their stock purchases than adults.According to 10 dome...

Krafton locks up two-thirds of IPO shares amid price concerns

Krafton locks up two-thirds of IPO shares amid price concerns

Krafton Inc. has locked up more than 80% of its IPO shares allocated to institutional investors, in a move to prevent mass selling of its shares imm...

Korean love for foreign stocks tops 100 tn won mark

Korean love for foreign stocks tops 100 tn won mark

South Koreans’ appetite for foreign stocks continued to grow with holdings of overseas shares by retail investors exceeding the 100 trillion w...

Samsung Electronics’ stock stages a rebound as outlook concerns ease

Samsung Electronics’ stock stages a rebound as outlook concerns ease

Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. have risen above the psychologically important level as foreign and institutional investors returned amid easing c...

LG Elec completes stock deal with Magna for EV powertrain JV

LG Elec completes stock deal with Magna for EV powertrain JV

LG Electronics Inc. completed a stock sale deal with Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. for an electric vehicle (EV) powertrain join...

Korea’s steel stocks make big rebound with rosy H2 outlook

Korea’s steel stocks make big rebound with rosy H2 outlook

The share prices of South Korea’s major steelmakers, which observed a period of a downturn over the last two months, is making a rebound amid ...

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