[BUSINESSWEEK] Bad News for Kospi Is Good News for Korean Stock Brokers

November 18, 2014
(Yonhap)

(Yonhap)

[BUSINESSWEEK]

Bad news in South Korea has been good news for stock brokerages.

Earnings misses by the nation’s largest companies, faltering consumer confidence, a gyrating won and the withdrawal of stimulus by the U.S. has boosted a gauge of stock-market volatility by 25 percent since the end of May. Bigger price swings spurred a 56 percent increase in volumes, helping the 10 largest brokerages by market value climb an average 11 percent in the past month through yesterday.

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