{"id":42226,"date":"2024-12-20T08:22:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T02:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/?p=42226"},"modified":"2024-12-20T08:22:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T02:52:31","slug":"stock-market-news-kospi-falls-1-29-as-markets-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/east-asia\/south-korea\/stock-market-news-kospi-falls-1-29-as-markets-open\/42226\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian markets: KOSPI falls 1.29% as markets open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"49b3b452-7bd1-4bbf-b353-a0aecd63f2e8\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>At 11:45 am Friday, 20 December 2024 (GMT+9), the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was trading at 2,404.53 KRW, marking a 31.41 points or 1.29% decline since the previous close.<\/p>\n<p>The index opened at 2,429.63 KRW, slightly lower than its prior close of 2,435.94 KRW.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, the KOSPI fluctuated between 2,402.41 KRW and 2,430.69 KRW.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About KOSPI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The KOSPI, introduced in 1983 with a base value of 100, serves as a key benchmark for the Korean stock market and a significant indicator for those tracking the Asian financial landscape. Major players include Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor\u2014two of the most influential stocks within the capitalization-weighted index.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>:<\/em> This article is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Readers should consult with a certified financial advisor or conduct independent research before making investment decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-2 flex gap-3 empty:hidden -ml-2\">\n<div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 flex\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center pb-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 11:45 am Friday, 20 December 2024 (GMT+9), the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was trading at 2,404.53 KRW,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":367,"featured_media":24013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-korea"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42226"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42229,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42226\/revisions\/42229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}