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Foreigners Bought Seoul After a Selling Streak — So Why Did Retail Dump ₩3.59T?
KOSPI closed +2.66% at 6,894.23 as foreigners and institutions bought — but retail offloaded a net ₩3.59 trillion on Friday’s Seoul close.
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Vanguard Eyes $2.5B in Vietnam — So Why Is FTSE Still the Real Catalyst?
Duncan Burns said Vanguard plans to lift Vietnam holdings to about $2.5 billion from $1.5 billion as FTSE’s secondary emerging upgrade starts — with SSI pegging first-tranche passive buys near $240 million.
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SMPC Surged 20% — So Why Did DOE Still Kill the Semirara Coal Auction?
DOE aborted its 2026 Semirara coal bid round after stakeholder pushback, even as Semirara Mining and Power Corp. shares jumped 20.06% to ₱20.05 and Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said bidding would still happen within the year.
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IHSG Softened in Session One — So Why Is MoF Still Flagging Rp141.6T Inflows?
Jakarta’s IHSG slipped 0.35% to 6,439.74 by the first-session close with Rp1.14T foreign net selling, even as Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara highlighted Rp141.6T year-to-date inflows into Indonesia’s financial markets.
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Hang Seng Climbed — So Why Did Hang Seng Tech Still Sell Off?
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s benchmark found bids on Friday morning even as the city’s tech gauge moved the other way. The…
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KLCI Closed Soft — So Why Were Chip Names Still Finding Bids?
FBM KLCI slipped 0.32% to 1,673.88 while early trade still showed semiconductor names like Malaysian Pacific Industries leading the bid list.
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Bangkok’s SET Is Eyeing 1,600 — But Banks and DELTA Still Have to Deliver
SET held a mid-morning bid near 1,586.89 after Thursday’s 20-point rebound, with Finansia floating a path toward 1,600 if Fed clarity and softer oil keep supporting risk.
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Why Vietnam’s VN-Index Is Surging — And Why FTSE’s Upgrade Is the Real Story
VN-Index pushed toward 1,837 by mid-morning Friday as foreign flows flipped to net buying after FTSE Russell’s secondary emerging-market upgrade — with Vingroup names leading.