As the KOSDAQ stock index suffered a sharp downward correction, the number of KOSDAQ-listed firms with a market capitalization of 1 trillion won (US$896.86 million) or more has also decreased sharply. The figure reached an all-time high in April this year but has fallen by 30 percent in just three m
The Korea Exchange (KRX) has marked the 22nd anniversary of the country's secondary KOSDAQ market by disclosing a vision to turn it into the world's top trading venue for tech shares.At a press conference celebrating 22 years of KOSDAQ operation in Yeouido on July 2, Kil Jae-wook, chief of t
South Korea's bourse operator, or the Korea Exchange (KRX), announced on June 11 that it has developed a new index to be named “KRX Mid 200” that tracks mid-cap shares from both the benchmark KOSPI and secondary KOSDAQ.The KRX Mid 200 index is made up of mid-cap shares after the KRX 300 introduc
Fresh investment in venture companies hit an all-time high in the first quarter of this year.The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on April 23 that the amount of new venture investment totaled 634.8 billion won (US$571 million) in the first quarter, up 56.6% from a year earlier. During the sam