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Kospi Falls Again Despite Strong Samsung Earnings, Closing Down over 1% at 5,593 Samsung Electronics has released its second-quarter earnings. Operating profit reached 89.5 trillion won, marking an all-time high for the third consecutive quarter. SBS Jul 30, 2026 5:09 PM

Inverse SK Hynix ETF Surpasses Leverage for First Time Amid Kospi Slump As the Kospi plummeted for two consecutive days, the trading volume of a single-stock inverse ETF betting on a drop in SK Hynix shares surpassed that of the leverage ETF for the first time since the product's launch in May. SBS Jul 30, 2026 4:47 PM

Despite Record Earnings, Chip Sell-Off Continues: SK Hynix Plummets Over 5%, Down 27% in Three Days In the main bourse today, SK Hynix closed at 1.322 million won, down 5.64% from the previous session. SBS Jul 30, 2026 4:27 PM

US Fed Rate Freeze and Foreign Stock Net Buying Bring Won-Dollar Exchange Rate to 1,430 Won Range Federal Reserve As the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve , kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, the won-dollar exchange rate fell to the 1,430-won range today . SBS Jul 30, 2026 4:09 PM

KOSPI Closes Lower for Third Straight Day, Dropping Over 1% to 5,593 The KOSPI, which plummeted for two consecutive days, fluctuated during trading today and briefly attempted to recover the 6,000 mark during the session, but ultimately closed down by more than 1%. SBS Jul 30, 2026 4:09 PM

Hanwha Group Chairman's Three Sons Promoted Together; Five Affiliates to Replace CEOs The three sons of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn have been promoted side by side. SBS Jul 30, 2026 3:00 PM

Hanwha Chairman's Three Sons Promoted Together, Five Affiliates Change CEOs The three sons of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn have been promoted side by side. SBS Jul 30, 2026 2:57 PM

Hana Financial Group Pushes for KRW 4 Trillion PF for Jamsil Sports and MICE Project This project is a private investment initiative to build a complex facility comprising exhibition and convention centers, a domed baseball stadium, a sports complex, and lodging, commercial, and business facilities on an approximately 350,000-square-meter site around the Jamsil Sports Complex. SBS Jul 30, 2026 2:32 PM

Office Rents Rise While Store Rents Fall in Q2, Though Investment Returns Edge Up Across the Board Nationwide office rental prices rose in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, while retail store rental prices saw a slight decline. SBS Jul 30, 2026 2:21 PM

Gangnam Holds Breath Ahead of Tax Reform; Seoul Apartment Price Growth Slows for 2nd Week This appears to be the result of a deepening wait-and-see stance in areas with many high-priced homes, such as the Gangnam area and Yongsan-gu, ahead of the government's announcement of tax reform plans. SBS Jul 30, 2026 2:19 PM