EconomySouth Korea’s stock boom turns into investor trauma

Name: South Korea’s stock boom turns into investor trauma
Uploaded: 2026-08-21T08:56:17.000Z
Description: South Korea relaxed rules on leveraged stock products to lift its market, but a 30% plunge in the KOSPI in mid-June left retail “ant” investors with heavy losses and shaken confidence.

South Korea relaxed rules on leveraged stock products to lift its market, but a 30% plunge in the KOSPI in mid-June left retail “ant” investors with heavy losses and shaken confidence.

Reuters 2026-08-21 08:56