Korean stock market crash threatening to upset tech boom

www.abc.net.au · 2026-08-04 · by Long Nguyen ·generic
Balance is a fundamental principle of everyday life on the Korean peninsula, but the worst stock market crash in the nation's history threatens the livelihood of millions. 

Korean stock market crash threatening to upset tech boom

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Korean stock market crash threatening to upset tech boom

By chief business correspondent Ian Verrender

Posted Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 4:40amMon 3 Aug 2026 at 4:40am

Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 4:40am

A young woman in jeans and T-shirt walks past a billboard showing the KOSPI at 6,007.38

The South Korean Kospi has fallen in recent weeks. (AP: Ahn Young-joon)

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