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 MarketThe KOSPI Composite Index rallied nearly 3% to above 4,050 on Monday, recovering more than half of the losses from last week as global risk sentiment improved amid hopes for an end to the record-long US government shutdown. Last week, global stocks came under pressure, with technology shares bearing the brunt due to mounting concerns over stretched AI valuations. However, those fears appear to have eased at the start of the week, with bargain hunters stepping in. Chipmakers and AI-related stocks led the advance, with strong gains from SK Hynix (5.1%), Samsung Electronics (2.4%) and Koh Young Technology (10.6%). Financial firms also contributed to gains, including KB Financial (4.3%), Shinhan Financial (2.7%) and Mirae Asset Securities (3.5%). Meanwhile, South Korea’s market remains vulnerable to heightened volatility as margin lending jumped to an all-time high last week.
