South Korea Financial Markets
The screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) is seen in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026.
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World shares are mostly higher, following a retreat on Wall Street as the U.S. inflation rose higher than expected in October. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices rose. European markets traded higher and Asian stocks mostly advanced. Benchmarks in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea extended their weekly gains Wednesday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng traded lower, while markets in Shanghai recovered. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 slipped 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.7%. The discouraging inflation report caused traders to up their forecasts for Fed rate hikes. That caused Treasury yields to jump in the bond market even though oil prices fell again.
