South Korea's Kospi leads declines in Asia, tracking Wall Street tech sell-off; Topix retreats from record

South Korea’s Kospi leads declines in Asia, tracking Wall Street tech sell-off; Topix retreats from record

Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., displays an AMD Instinct MI455X GPU during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Jan. 5, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea markets led declines in Asia-Pacific Thursday, tracking Wall Street losses as the tech sell-off gained momentum. Seoul’s Kospi…

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South Korea's Kospi breaches 5,000 as Asia stocks rebound after Trump walks back on Europe tariff threats

South Korea’s Kospi breaches 5,000 as Asia stocks rebound after Trump walks back on Europe tariff threats

A Greenlandic flag flies over a residential house on Jan. 21, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rebounded Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street after U.S. President Donald Trump walked back on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries over Greenland. South Korea’s Kospi led regional gains, rising 1.81%…

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Asia-Pacific markets mostly slip as investors assess Greenland developments and key China data

Asia-Pacific markets mostly slip as investors assess Greenland developments and key China data

People celebrate the New Year at a ceremony at the Juyongguan Great Wall section, also known as Juyong Pass, in Beijing, China, January 1, 2026. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets mostly slipped Monday, as investors assessed threats from the Trump administration toward Greenland over the weekend, as well as key economic data from China…

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