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South Korea's stock markets, led by the KOSPI and KOSDAQ exchanges, where listed companies' shares trade and corporate actions are disclosed.
Tway Holdings came back from suspension at 907 won after the Korea Exchange flagged it for holding a market value under 30 billion won for 30 sessions. On the day of that flag it guaranteed a credit line for an affiliate.
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The Korean manager's second ETF lists next month with SK hynix and Samsung Electronics at 15% apiece, half the 60% it must keep in domestic stocks. The discretion it is selling sits in the eight suppliers around them.
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Of 1,548 caution and risk designations since 2022, prices were lower 20 trading days later in 1,050 cases and down more than 30% in 398, while individuals were net buyers of 13 of the 41 stocks flagged in August.
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KRX scrapped 10-minute single-price matching for continuous trading between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., and on the first day the biggest movers round-tripped, with Hanwha Galleria finishing about 0.9% below its regular-session close.
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From September 14 KRX will match orders continuously between 4 and 8 p.m., taking limit orders only, capping moves at 30% and leaving ETFs and ETNs out, with 38 brokerages covering 95.2% of volume signed up.
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The chipmaker raised more than $2.6 billion selling depositary receipts, then announced a $27 billion buyback-and-cancel at prices roughly a third lower. Price discipline, not signalling.
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The KOSPI closed up 0.88% on the 21st while the KOSDAQ fell 4.63%. That gap is not risk appetite. It is two chip names promising to hand cash back.
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