On August 12, iShares MSCI South Korea ETF rose 5.02% in regular trading, trading at $175.53/share, with turnover of $1.193 billion.

On the news front, Korean concept stocks rallied broadly during the session. The Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X Shares surged 12%, SK Hynix climbed 6%, and Korea Fund gained 5%, indicating strong across-the-board buying interest in Korean equities.

Supporting the rally, recent surveys showed investors turned bullish on the Korean won for the first time in over 10 months, marking a significant sentiment shift. Earlier assessments by credit agencies suggested that while recent Korean market volatility raised concerns, systemic financial risk remains limited in the near term, with economic fundamentals maintaining resilience.

The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index, which is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the equity market in Korea, with primary exposure to consumer discretionary, financials, and technology sectors.

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