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 more than 1% to around 6,840 on Friday, snapping a three-day rally, as investors remained cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium later in the day. The decline came despite a strong overnight session on Wall Street, following Nvidia’s stronger-than-expected earnings and upbeat revenue outlook. Korean chipmakers failed to track the gains, with Samsung Electronics and SK hynix both declining more than 1%, limiting the positive spillover from the US technology rally. At the same time, Samsung Biologics dropped nearly 5% after announcing plans to raise KRW 3 trillion through a rights offering, adding further pressure to the index. Losses were also seen in LG Energy Solution (-1.8%), Hanwha Aerospace (-2.6%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (-2.8%), SK Inc (-2.5%), and LS Electric (-1.8%).
