Small-cap equities, after strong 2023-24 gains, slipped into a bear market but now show recovery potential. Supportive macro fundamentals, easing fiscal and monetary policies, sectoral diversification, and valuation comfort improve prospects. Investors may consider diversified small-cap strategies within portfolios.
South Korea’s Kospi tanks 8% despite US-Iran war optimism. Here are 4 reasons why
The benchmark Kospi plunged 551 points, or 8.1%, to 6,2505. The steep decline triggered “sidecar” trading curbs on both the Kospi and the junior Kosdaq