{
  "id": 1162141,
  "title": "Stock short selling on rise despite market upturn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/stock-short-selling-on-rise-despite-market-upturn-1162141",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-16T01:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260816/stock-short-selling-on-rise-despite-market-upturn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recent data from the Korea Exchange reveals a growing trend in stock short selling despite a significant recovery in the country's stock market. As of Tuesday, outstanding short selling reached 19 trillion won, a 14% increase, or 2.27 trillion won, from the previous month's 16.73 trillion won. This surge in short selling occurred after the market had rebounded from a severe downturn caused by a sharp decline in chipmakers and AI-related shares.\n\nThe rise in short selling follows a dramatic decrease from 15 trillion won at the end of February to 12 trillion won in early March, but it rebounded to 23 trillion won in early June. Meanwhile, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) has climbed 6% this month, while the tech-heavy KOSDAQ index has risen by 20%. Despite the market's recent gains, investors remain concerned over the rapid rise in short selling and are uncertain whether the chipmaking sector has peaked.",
  "summary": "Stock short selling has been on the rise despite the country's stock market sharply rebounding from a rout caused by a crash in chipmakers and artificial intelligence (AI)-related shares, data showed Sunday. According to the data from the Korea Exchange (KRX), outstanding short selling reached some 19 trillion won ($13.4 billion) as of Tuesday, up 14 percent, or 2.27 trillion won, from 16.73…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Stock short selling on rise despite market upturn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/stock-short-selling-on-rise-despite-market-upturn",
        "published": "2026-08-16T00:36:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Stock short selling on rise despite market upturn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/stock-short-selling-on-rise-despite-market-upturn-1163900",
        "published": "2026-08-16T01:27:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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