South Korea market volatility nears record high after $13 billion foreign investor selloff
South Korea market volatility nears record high after $13 billion foreign investor selloff
SOURCE →DISPATCH №001 · 06 JUN 2026 · 06:35 UTC1,165,367 SIGNALS241 COUNTRIES7 THEMES
COUNTRY · EASTERN ASIA
Korea Republic of· KOR
A watch kept across 4,340 signals — the dominant theme of technology rising over baseline.
+433%90-DAY VOLUME DELTA
SENTIMENT +0.28
SENTIMENT +0.28
SIGNALS
4,340
DOMINANT THEME
technology ↑
SENTIMENT
+0.28 ↓
TOPWORDS
12
SENTIMENT TRAJECTORY · 90D
THEME MIX
TECHNOLOGY 33%POLITICS 20%WARFARE 16%ECONOMICS 12%CLIMATE 12%MIGRATION 5%NATURAL-RESOURCES 1%
TOP TOPWORDS
- 01South Korea0%
- 02North Korea0%
- 03SEOUL0%
- 04United States0%
- 05South Korean0%
- 06Kim Jong0%
- 07President Yoon0%
- 08Korean Peninsula0%
- 09Korean President0%
- 10Japan0%
- 11Yoon Suk-yeol0%
- 12South Koreans0%
PEOPLE
- 01Kim794
- 02Yo604
- 03Kim Jong Un524
- 04Lee344
- 05Donald Trump251
- 06Trump211
- 07on Suk ye205
- 08Moon Jae164
ORGANIZATIONS
- 01AP704
- 02KCNA265
- 03Joint Chiefs of Staff263
- 04Samsung209
- 05Yonhap185
- 06Reuters182
- 07Korean Central News Agency166
- 08Samsung Electronics161
PLACES
- 01South Korea3,713
- 02Seoul1,676
- 03North Korea1,472
- 04Korea1,107
- 05United States934
- 06North916
- 07Japan887
- 08China875
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