Economy‘I lost $14,000 in one month’: South Korea’s stock-market plunge hits retail investors
South Korea’s stock market has undergone a sharp correction, leaving many retail investors badly hurt. The KOSPI suffered one of its most severe adjustments on record between June and August, falling from above 9,000 to 5,500 before recovering partly. By the end of July, an estimated 1.2 million retail-investor accounts had faced margin calls.
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‘I lost $14,000 in one month’: South Korea’s stock-market plunge hits retail investors
Economy