Korea Opens Block Trading After Asia’s Broad Rebound
ASIA EQUITIES · 26 AUG 2026
Korea opens the region’s first executable window
KRX block and basket trades are active before the regular open. The latest cash closes show a broad Asian rebound, but Korea’s foreign outflow and the approaching Nvidia result keep chip risk elevated.
Recovered from a 4% intraday drop. Retail and institutions bought a net ₩2.37tn; foreigners sold ₩3.95tn.
25 Aug, 15:30 JST · close
25 Aug, 15:30 JST · close
25 Aug, 15:30 KST · close
Latest Asian closes
| Market | Close | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Straits Times 17:00 SGT | 5,735.68 | +0.97% |
| TAIEX 13:30 CST | 45,169.46 | +0.91% |
| Nifty 50 15:40 IST | 24,334.55 | +0.48% |
| Shanghai Comp. 15:00 CST | 3,889.45 | +0.19% |
| Hang Seng 16:10 HKT | 25,511.10 | −0.02% |
| Shenzhen Comp. 15:00 CST | 13,745.87 | −0.35% |
All figures are 25 Aug official/latest closes in each exchange’s local timezone.
Leadership map
Leaders: Korean growth shares, Singapore and Taiwan. Japan’s chip complex reversed early weakness.
Laggards: Hong Kong finished flat; Shenzhen remained softer.
Cross-asset pulse
Lower oil reduced pressure on Indian equities; falling U.S. yields helped global technology recover. Global markets · India
What changed
- Korea: The KOSPI erased a plunge exceeding 4% and closed higher; Samsung Electronics finished flat at ₩257,000 and SK hynix gained 0.42% to ₩1.678m.
- United States: The Nasdaq rose 0.66% before Nvidia’s results, while oil and Treasury yields fell. That is a friendlier handoff for Asia’s semiconductor exporters.
- India: Nifty rose 0.48%, but BSE breadth stayed negative: 2,007 advances versus 2,330 declines.
Immediate risk / reward
Lower yields and oil extend the overnight technology rebound; chip buyers defend Tuesday’s reversal into the Seoul and Tokyo opens.
Korea’s ₩3.95tn foreign selling resumes, exposing the rebound to another semiconductor-led air pocket.
KOSPI 6,408 intraday trough and 6,743 close; Nikkei 65,856; Brent near $89; foreign flow at the regular KRX open.
Next session clocks
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