South Korea Financial Markets
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
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More gains for makers of computer chips and other AI winners are carrying Wall Street higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 361 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.4%. Micron Technology and Nvidia were the two strongest forces lifting the market as AI stocks climbed for a second straight day after tumbling the week before. Brent crude oil's price topped $90 per barrel and briefly neared $92 because of continued attacks in the war with Iran. That’s up from less than $72 early this month and helped push Treasury yields higher in the bond market.
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