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 benchmark KOSPI climbed 1.70% to around 4,079 on Monday, recovering from last week’s three-month low as semiconductor stocks rallied on bargain hunting. Notable gains in Samsung Electronics (3.24%), SK Hynix (5.89%), and Hanmi Semiconductor (5.33%) helped propel the index higher. Additionally, investor sentiment received support from recent corporate developments. On Sunday, President Lee Jae Myung underscored his administration’s commitment to facilitating business activities during a meeting with senior executives from South Korea’s leading conglomerates. He pledged a comprehensive array of support measures for the corporate sector, including regulatory easing and the swift resolution of emerging challenges, while emphasizing the importance of sustaining strong domestic investment alongside the expansion of operations in the United States.
