South Korea Financial Markets
A dealer walks near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026.
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Trading on Wall Street is mixed early with tech stocks poised for more declines as earnings season ramps up amid the latest government data showing that inflation remains a problem in the U.S. Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2% before the opening bell Thursday, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%. Nasdaq futures tumbled 1%. Artificial intelligence stocks were down again after taking a beating a day earlier. A government inflation report on Wednesday showed that prices remain well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, putting in play another potential interest rate hike before the end of the year.
