South Korea Financial Markets
A dealer walks near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
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Asian stocks are mostly higher, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul lifted by buying of AI-related stocks. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices extended losses. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 4.3%, with strong gains for computer chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 2%, while shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai edged lower. Investors face a busy week, with earnings reports from about one-third of S&P 500 companies and interest rate decisions by the Federal Reserve and other big central banks. On Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.7% and more than recovered its losses from last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8%.
Asian stocks are mostly higher, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul lifted by buying of AI-related stocks. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices extended losses. South Korea’s Kospi rose 3.3%, with strong gains for computer chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.9%, while shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai edged lower. Investors face a busy week, with earnings reports from about one-third of S&P 500 companies and interest rate decisions by the Federal Reserve and other big central banks. On Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.7% and more than recovered its losses from last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8%.
