A demonstration of illegal short selling is conducted at the Korea Exchange in Yeouido, western Seoul, on March 19.
Korea's Kospi trading paused for seven minutes, affecting investor activity.
Special guests celebrate the opening of Korea's first alternative exchange, Nextrade, at a ceremony in Yeouido, western Seoul, on March 4.
Nextrade, Korea's first alternative stock exchange, is set to launch on Tuesday, offering a new option that is expected to benefit retail investors with longer trading hours and an advantageous trading system.
As global gold prices soar due to economic uncertainty, the Bank of Korea maintains its long-held gold reserves, prioritizing foreign exchange stability.
KRX CEO Jeong Eun-bo called the Corporate Value-up Program successful, promising to implement a series of financial market reform measures this year.
The government will push to abolish a planned capital gains tax on stocks and step up measures to prevent illegal short selling in a bid to address the so-called Korea discount.
Chorokbaem Media, a Korean production company, will file an objection to the Korea Exchange's decision to delist the firm. The objection will emphasize the company's stable financial structure and current management transparency.
The Korean government officially filed a complaint against the international tribunal’s earlier ruling of compensating $216.5 million to the U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Funds over the selloff of Korea Exchange Bank in 2012.
Financial regulators are tightening oversight over brokers and unlicensed investment advisories to prevent illegal trades after a handful of stocks crashed and wiped out more than $9.7 billion within a month.
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