Investors in the region are awaiting India's HSBC Composite flash purchasing managers' index reading for August expected ...

KOSPI plummets A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Aug. 20, 2025, shows the benchmark Korea ...

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In South Korea, the Kospi slid 1.52% and the Kosdaq retreated 1.77%. Meanwhile, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 opened 0.24% lower.

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The Kospi Index has lost 5.6% since President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law imposition, while the small-cap Kosdaq Index has slid even more. The won weakened more than 2% against the dollar.

The KOSPI finished modestly higher on Monday thanks to bargain hunting among the financials, technology stocks and automobile producers, while the chemical companies were soft.

The KOSPI market now rests just above the 2,620-point plateau although it may be stuck in neutral on Tuesday.