Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korean stocks continued to trade higher late on Monday morning as investors anticipated a strong performance by Samsung Electronics in its first-quarter earnings guidance this week, boosting optimism in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 116 points, or 2.16 per cent, to 5,493.3 as of 11:20 am (local time), reports Yonhap news agency.On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics is set to release its preliminary fir…
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Seoul, April 2 (IANS) South Korean stocks dropped over 3 per cent on Thursday morning after US President Donald Trump warned that the United States would strike Iran “extremely hard” over the next few weeks.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 197.1 points, or 3.6 percent, to 5,281.6 as of 11:20 a.m.The index opened more than 1 percent higher, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, but turned negative after Trump’s remarks dashed hopes for a swift end to the monthlong c…
Seoul, March 30 (IANS) South Korean stocks traded markedly lower on Monday, led by a decline in large-cap tech shares, as an intensifying conflict surrounding Iran deepened concerns about global oil supplies and market uncertainties.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 216.2 points, or 3.98 per cent, to 5,222.67 as of 11:20 a.m (Seoul time), reports Yonhap news agency.The index opened nearly 5 percent lower and had been under downward pressure due to heavy foreign selling…
Seoul, March 12 (IANS) South Korean stocks continued to trade lower late on Thursday morning as investors sat on the sidelines amid lingering oil price swings sparked by the US-Iran war.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 43.49 points, or 0.78 percent, to 5,566.46 as of 11:20 a.m.The International Energy Agency announced a plan to release oil reserves to ease woes over supply disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz, though investors remained concerned about potential long-te…
Seoul, Feb 2 (IANS) Samsung SDI said on Monday it remained in the red in the fourth quarter of 2025 due mainly to sluggish demand for electric vehicles in the United States, although the performance of its energy storage system (ESS) business limited the losses.Net profit came to 207.8 billion won ($142.4 million) for the October-December period, compared with a loss of 242.7 billion won posted in the same period of 2024, the company said in a regulatory filing, reports Yonhap news agency.The co…
Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) The co-chief executive officers of Samsung Electronics on Friday vowed to lead the company in strengthening its artificial intelligence (AI) capacity amid intensifying global competition in the field.Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman and CEO Jun Young-hyun, who heads the company’s key device solutions (DS) division that oversees its chip operations, highlighted the importance of responding to unprecedented demand for AI chips in the global market in their New Year’s messages,…