Korea, Taiwan Stock Rallies Fail to Wow Foreign Investors

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi), the exchange rate between the South Korean won and U.S. dollar and the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (Kosdaq) displayed inside the Woori Bank trading room in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, May 7, 2026. South Korea's equity market has overtaken Canada's as the worlds seventh largest, propelled by insatiable demand for chips powering artificial intelligence. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg