South Korea, Taiwan stocks hit record highs; Asian currencies subdued

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End-of-day quote Korea S.E.			5-day change	1st Jan Change
1,976,000.00 ^KRW	+7.68%		+97.60%	+203.53%

Published on 05/04/2026
at 01:54 am EDT – Modified on 05/04/2026
at 01:56 am EDT

Reuters

11:11am	The South Korean “Ants” bring the KOSPI to new Highs
05:44am	Samsung Electronics fails to reach union deal; PM wants strike averted	RE
05:04am	South Korean Shares Hit New High on Chip, Auto Gains	MT
04:47am	South Korea has room for active fiscal spending thanks to AI boom, Fitch says	RE
04:33am	South Korean shares notch record close as chipmakers resume rally	RE
10:56pm	Samsung Electronics fails to reach deal with union; PM says strike must be averted	RE
May. 12	Samsung Elec, labour union fail to reach pay deal as strike looms	RE
May. 12	Samsung Elec union threatens to walk out of pay talks if no mediation proposal	RE
May. 12	Samsung Elec union will walk out of the deal if talks fail to produce outcome in two hours – union leader	RE
May. 12	Indonesian rupiah falls below 17,500 per dollar on US-Iran deadlock	RE
May. 12	Indonesian rupiah falls below 17,500/dollar for first time on US-Iran deadlock	RE
May. 12	Rupiah falls below 17,500/dollar for first time on US-Iran deadlock	RE
May. 11	Hedge funds record decade-high weekly buying in Korea, Japan, Taiwan equities, Morgan Stanley says	RE
May. 11	South Korea’s KOSPI falls sharply on profit-taking near 8,000 level	RE
May. 11	South Korean Shares Open at New High on Extended Chip Rally Despite No Progress in US-Iran Talks	MT

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