South Korean Stocks Turn Into Meme Trades as KOSPI Soars 18% in a Single Day
South Korea’s stock market staged one of its biggest one-day rallies on record, with the KOSPI jumping 18% as Samsung and SK Hynix surged more than 20%.
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