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South Korea to closely watch risks around stock market volatility

By Thomson Reuters Jul 7, 2026 | 7:22 PM

SEOUL, July 8 (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance ​minister ‌agreed on Wednesday with other economic policymakers ‌to ​closely ⁠monitor risk ⁠factors that could heighten stock market volatility, ​the ministry said.

Stock ⁠market ⁠volatility has ​increased recently ​on foreign and ‌institutional selling for profit-taking and ⁠rebalancing, as well as changes in ⁠the ‌global AI ⁠industry ​outlook, ‌the ministry said ​in ⁠a statement.

(Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Jacqueline ​Wong)