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#KOSPIRisesNearly1% The KOSPI closed up 0.97% at 6,808.21 on Aug 26, its second consecutive gain, driven by chipmaker buybacks and calmer external conditions ahead of Nvidia's earnings. Trade volume was moderate at 22.38 trillion won. Winners outnumbered losers 584 to 273, with institutional investors net buying 760 billion won while foreign and retail investors sold. The index remains well below its June 2026 peak above 9,000 despite the recovery.
#BrentWTICrudeFallOver3% Crude oil fell to $80.78/bbl on Aug 26, down almost 2% on the day and over 3% in the past week. The drop came after Washington's latest Iran sanctions push proved less aggressive than markets expected, with no new secondary sanctions on Iran's trading partners. Oil is still up nearly 26% year-over-year despite the pullback. Easing Strait of Hormuz tensions are also weighing on the geopolitical risk premium baked into prices.
#KoreaMemoryChipStocksReverseLate Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix led another KOSPI advance ahead of Nvidia's earnings, both up over 2% Wednesday on stock buybacks and firmer external sentiment. The KOSPI closed up 0.97% at 6,808.21, its second straight higher close. Korea's memory chip rally has been one of the biggest equity stories of 2026, tied directly to AI infrastructure demand. Foreign investors have also turned net buyers this week after months of heavy outflows.
#USStocksCloseHigherNvidiaGains2% US stocks closed higher Tuesday ahead of Nvidia's earnings release: S&P 500 +0.32% to 7,677, Nasdaq +0.66% to 26,151, Dow +0.3% to 53,577, a third straight winning session for the Dow. Chip stocks rallied into the print while WTI crude dropped over 3% the same day. Nvidia reports after the bell Wednesday, and markets are treating it as the key catalyst for AI-linked valuations across the board. Wednesday's session stayed mostly flat as traders waited on the number.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a seventh straight day of inflows on Aug 25, adding $314.3M and pushing August's total past $3B, the strongest month since October 2025. BlackRock's IBIT led with $284.4M. Total net assets now sit at $99.05B, just short of the $100B mark. Spot Ether ETFs extended their own inflow streak to seven days too, adding $179.8M. Year-to-date net outflows have been cut by more than half since the rebound began.
#CryptoFearGreedIndexHits74 The Crypto Fear & Greed Index surged from 27 on Aug 12 to 74 on Aug 25, the highest reading since October 2025, before easing to 65. It spent nearly every day from late July through Aug 19 in fear territory, hitting extreme fear at 25 on Aug 6. The reversal followed the US Treasury doubling long-end debt buybacks, which triggered over $3.8B in short liquidations across two sessions. Bitcoin climbed 23% in a week on the back of it. Worth noting: the last time the index hit 74, the market lost $19B in liquidations five days later.