S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico Market
The benchmark KOSPI rose more than 4% to around 5,890 on Thursday, recovering part of the previous session’s losses as Samsung Electronics rallied after reporting record quarterly earnings. Samsung climbed nearly 3% on stronger-than-expected results, with record semiconductor operating profit driven by robust AI-related memory demand and expectations for continued strength in AI infrastructure spending. Additional support came from bargain hunting following the index’s nearly 16% two-day slump, while authorities announced further measures to curb leveraged ETF-driven volatility. Upbeat earnings from Microsoft also helped lift sentiment toward global technology shares. Other notable gainers included Hyundai Motor (1.6%), LG Energy Solution (7.2%), KB Financial Group (5.5%), and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (5.1%). Meanwhile, investors remained cautious after the Federal Reserve maintained a higher-for-longer policy stance and renewed US strikes on Iran.
