{
  "id": 1653182,
  "title": "Main stock market's turnover falls to year-to-date low in August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/main-stock-markets-turnover-falls-to-year-to-date-low-in-august-1653182",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:08:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818006600320"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea's main stock market witnessed its lowest turnover of the year in August, following a significant decline in July, according to data released on Tuesday. The average daily turnover of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) reached slightly above 25.7 trillion won (US$18.2 billion) in August, marking the lowest point since January, when it hit 27 trillion won. The turnover surged to over 50 trillion won in May and June, when the KOSPI experienced a bull run. However, since the record downturn in July, the average daily turnover has dropped to 36.8 trillion won in the previous month.\n\nKim Seok-hwan, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities, explained that the recent decrease in the daily turnover is a normalization of stock transactions that had become excessively high in the first half of 2026.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Turnover of South Korea's main bourse hit the lowest ...",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Main stock market's turnover falls to year-to-date low in August",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/main-stock-markets-turnover-falls-to-year-to-date-low-in-august",
        "published": "2026-08-18T06:32:03.000Z"
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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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