South Korea Financial Markets
Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
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Asian markets are mostly higher and Japan and South Korea set new records after Wall Street wobbled in reaction to stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data. U.S. futures edged higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei topped 58,000 early Thursday after a holiday but then edged lower later in the day. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 was flat after flipping between gains and losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.2%. Treasury yields were higher in the bond market. U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs last month, according to a Labor Department report, better than economists’ estimates. That sapped hopes the Fed might cut interest rates soon.
