South Korea Financial Markets
Currency traders watch monitors 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, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Asian shares are mostly lower after Wall Street extended losses driven by technology stocks. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.5% as tech shares in Japan bounced back. U.S. futures edged lower and bitcoin sank about 9% to roughly half its record price, erasing gains since U.S. President Donald Trump was elected for a second term. Oil prices were higher. U.S. futures edged lower, and gold and silver prices fell following some recovery earlier in the week. On Thursday, the S&P 500 was down 1.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.2% and th Nasdaq composite fell 1.6%.
