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South Korea Stock Boom: Why Kospi Is World’s Most Volatile Benchmark Stock Index

Bloomberg Markets·July 20, 2026·1 min read

Investing in South Korea's stock market has yielded huge returns this year, but volatility on the benchmark Kospi Index has topped 60%, almost double that of Japan's Nikkei 225. The wild ride has even put the notoriously skittish cryptocurrency Bitcoin in the shade, highlighting extreme market fluctuations.

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