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South Korea’s AI-supercharged stock market is world’s worst in third quarter

2 sources · first seen 08:15 30 Sept · updated 09:31 30 Sept

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  • Kospi tumbled almost a fifth in three months to September
  • The index is still up 60% this year

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South Korean stocks and buyback support

South Korean stocks face an early end to $40 billion in buyback support as the market struggles to rise decisively. The Kospi fell almost a fifth in the three months to September, making it the world’s worst-performing market in the third quarter, though it remains up 60% this year.

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Financial TimesSouth Korea’s AI-supercharged stock market is world’s worst in third quarter08:15Economic TimesGlobal Market: South Korea stocks erase gains as Kospi eyes steepest quarterly fall since 202009:31