South Korea Financial Markets
People sit on the chairs near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), center, the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, and the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
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U.S. futures were flat after President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. Asian shares were mostly higher, tracking a rally on Wall Street rally driven by optimism about the artificial-intelligence boom. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 recovered nearly three-quarters of its loss from the day before over worries about AI, jumping 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8%, and the Nasdaq gained 1%. In his speech, Trump focused on jobs, manufacturing and an economy he says is stronger than many Americans believe. He didn’t dwell on efforts to lower the cost of living — despite polling showing that his handling of the economy and kitchen-table issues has increasingly become a liability.
