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 0.6% to around 7,860 on Friday, extending gains for a second straight session and tracking overnight gains on Wall Street amid optimism over US-Iran talks. Iran said the latest US proposal had helped narrow differences between the two sides, fueling hopes for a peace deal and easing concerns over energy supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, continued strength in South Korea’s semiconductor sector, supported by robust chip exports, resilient AI-driven demand, and improving domestic sentiment, underpinned the broader market rally. However, gains remained capped by persistent foreign investor selling and rising concentration risk, with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix now accounting for nearly half of the benchmark index’s market capitalization. LG Energy Solution (1.5%), Doosan Enerbility (3.4%), and Samsung Electro-Mechanics (3.2%) led gains, while Samsung Electronics (-2.3%), SK Hynix (-1.2%), and Hyundai Motor (-3%) declined.
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