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 fell 1.55% to close at 6,870 on Tuesday, snapping a five-day rally, as fading hopes for a US-Iran deal prompted profit-taking following a sharp semiconductor-led rally. Foreign investors remained net buyers of Korean equities, while retail investors and institutions sold, suggesting the pullback was driven more by profit-taking than a broad retreat from Korean assets. Samsung Electronics slipped 2.00%, along with notable losses in SK Square (-2.17%), Hyundai Motor (-4.42%), LG Energy Solution (-5.01%), Hanwha Aerospace (-1.29%), Kia Corporation (-3.39%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (-4.12%), and Doosan Enerbility (-5.57%). Additionally, renewed uncertainty over the US-Iran agreement pushed oil prices higher and revived inflation concerns, while elevated Treasury yields added to pressure on global risk appetite. Ongoing US-Korea trade negotiations over the planned US$200 billion investment commitment also remained a source of uncertainty for Korean exporters.
