Illustration of Seoul stock market rebound with green trends on screens and optimistic traders.

Seoul shares rebound after Tuesday chip rout

July 28, 2026

An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

Hoton da AI ya samar

Seoul shares opened higher Wednesday after a sharp Tuesday decline in chipmaking stocks.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 134.24 points, or 2.23 percent, to 6,157.90 as of 9:15 a.m. On Tuesday the index plunged 10.84 percent to close at 6,023.66 amid concerns over future artificial intelligence infrastructure spending and rising competition from China.

Samsung Electronics jumped 5.23 percent and SK hynix climbed 3.55 percent. SK hynix posted record net profit of 93.92 trillion won for the April-June period, up sharply from 6.99 trillion won a year earlier.

Wall Street ended mixed overnight. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.03 percent while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.22 percent. The Korean won traded at 1,457.10 won against the U.S. dollar, down 3 won from the previous close.

Abin da mutane ke faɗa

Summary of initial reactions on X

Labaran da ke da alaƙa

Illustration of rising Seoul shares amid US chip sell-offs, showing stock traders and market screens.

Seoul shares open 1.86% higher despite US chip sell-offs

June 23, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI Hoton da AI ya samar

South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday despite massive sell-offs in US semiconductor shares.

Seoul shares open 3.3 percent higher on tech gains

Seoul shares opened 3.3 percent higher on Thursday as investors bought bargain-priced chip stocks after the previous session's steep sell-off. The benchmark KOSPI index rose 243.11 points to 7,489.90 at the opening bell.

Seoul shares open higher tracking Wall Street gains

July 14, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

Seoul shares opened higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, though continued uncertainty in the Middle East remains a concern for investors.

Asia