Tag Archives: S&P Korea BMI
Can South Korea Steal the Spotlight in Emerging Markets?
After political turmoil pushed it down in 2024,1 South Korea recovered and was the best-performing equity market globally in 2025 (as measured by the S&P Korea BMI), and it has continued to outperform as of August 2026 (up 78.7% YTD versus 14.8% for the S&P Global BMI). The performance of the stock market has fluctuated…
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Choppy Chips
The U.S. market has been buffeted by swings in the performance of semiconductor companies, as investors have become increasingly anxious about the outlook for the tech sector and whether a regime change is in store. The choppiness has been global in nature, sparked by a steep sell-off in Korean chipmakers, with the S&P Korea BMI…
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