KOSPI Nears 8,000 Mark: "Strongest Rally Since the Dot-Com Bubble" [1-Min Brief]
Published 13 May.2026 08:00(KST)
Quick Overview
1. KOSPI Nears 8,000... Dot-com Bubble Level Surge Brings Both Expectation and Fear
2. Global Oil Prices Hinged on Hormuz... Warning of "Sharp Rise If Blockade Prolongs"
3. South Korea-U.S. Defense Ministers Discuss OPCON Transfer and Alliance Modernization... "Future Cooperation to Strengthen"
1. KOSPI Nears 8,000... Dot-com Bubble Level Surge Brings Both Expectation and Fear
2. Global Oil Prices Hinged on Hormuz... Warning of "Sharp Rise If Blockade Prolongs"
3. South Korea-U.S. Defense Ministers Discuss OPCON Transfer and Alliance Modernization... "Future Cooperation to Strengthen"
MARKET INDEX : Year to date
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Top 3 NEWS
■ KOSPI at 7,999 points... Surpassing the rapid growth of the 'Three Lows Boom' in the 1980s
○A rally stronger than the late 1990s 'dot-com bubble'
○During the dot-com bubble, gains were concentrated in IT; now, semiconductors are leading the market
○Unlike the 'inflated earnings' of the dot-com bubble, actual profit growth is being observed
○During the dot-com bubble, gains were concentrated in IT; now, semiconductors are leading the market
○Unlike the 'inflated earnings' of the dot-com bubble, actual profit growth is being observed
■ Morgan Stanley: "If the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues past late June, oil prices will surge again"
○If the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is prolonged, oil prices will spike
○U.S. exports and China's imports are absorbing the shock
○After June, the buffer may reach its limit
○U.S. exports and China's imports are absorbing the shock
○After June, the buffer may reach its limit
■ South Korea-U.S. Defense Ministers hold talks in Washington... Discussions on OPCON, nuclear submarines, and Hormuz support
○First face-to-face meeting between the two countries' defense leaders
○Attention on the timeline for the transfer of wartime operational control
○Cooperation on nuclear submarines and normalization of North Korea intelligence sharing are also on the agenda
○Attention on the timeline for the transfer of wartime operational control
○Cooperation on nuclear submarines and normalization of North Korea intelligence sharing are also on the agenda
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