Shares closed lower for the third consecutive session Wednesday as big-cap tech shares tracked overnight losses of U.S. tech ...

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

The Kospi has been under pressure for two months amid dollar strength and uncertainty over domestic tax rules, raising ...

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.

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.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak on Friday at the central bank’s annual Jackson Hole conference in ...

The KOSPI now sits just above the 3,055-point plateau although it's likely to halt its slide on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is positive on optimism over a possible resolution ...

The KOSPI now rests just beneath the 2,785-point plateau and it may remain stuck in neutral on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is weak, with oil and technology stocks likely to ...

Such positions on the benchmark Kospi Index have reached more than 9 trillion won ($6.5 billion) as of July 9, according to the Korea Exchange website.

South Korea's tax policies have thrown the outlook for Asia's best-performing major stock market into doubt, with investors ...