Seoul stocks open sharply lower after record surge on profit-taking

Seoul stocks opened sharply lower Monday as investors went to lock in profits after a record-breaking surge the previous session. After opening 3.6 percent lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 280.05 points, or 4.25 percent, to 6,315.4 as of 9:15 a.m. The index bucked a rally on Wall Street on Fr

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday, as some heavyweight technology shares were sold after the Nikkei stock index surged nearly 2,500 po

The operational profit of the Kochi metro will go up when the second phase connecting the city with Smart City and Infopark in Kakkanad is commissioned, according to KMRL managing director Loknath Behera. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) claimed to have registered an operational profit of ₹52.64

CurrenciesSamsung, SK Hynix up over 20%, Kioxia bid-only as Microsoft results reignite AI optimismThe yen surged against the dollar, apparently due to intervention late Thursday night. © ReutersAKANE OKUTSU and JADA NAGUMOJuly 31, 2026 12:10 JSTUpdated on July 31, 2026 17:32 JSTTOKYO -- The yen slipped back into the 16

It comes after a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.

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