Here are today’s top growth stocks including four gold miners, that have just been added to the IBD stock lists, including the IBD 50, IPO Leaders and the IBD Big Cap 20. The post Gold Stocks Stumble But Look Ready To Run. They Lead 13 Newcomers To Best Stock Lists. appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
Here are today’s top growth stocks including four gold miners, that have just been added to the IBD stock lists, including the IBD 50, IPO Leaders and the IBD Big Cap 20. The post Gold Stocks Stumble But Look Ready To Run. They Lead 13 Newcomers To Best Stock Lists. appeared first on Investor's Business Daily .
South Korea’s stock benchmark advanced to cross the 5,000 target set by President Lee Jae Myung, as AI‑driven demand powers the tech‑heavy market. The Kospi Index climbed as much as 2.2% to 5,015.73, led by heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. , SK Hynix Inc. and Hyundai Motor Co. The gauge has gained over 90% in the past 12 months, making it the world’s best-performing index. The won fell 0.1% ag...
South Korea’s stock benchmark advanced to cross the 5,000 target set by President Lee Jae Myung, as AI‑driven demand powers the tech‑heavy market. The Kospi Index climbed as much as 2.2% to 5,015.73, led by heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. , SK Hynix Inc. and Hyundai Motor Co. The gauge has gained over 90% in the past 12 months, making it the world’s best-performing index. The won fell 0.1% against the dollar on Thursday. The rally highlights Korea’s shift from a cyclical export market to a core beneficiary of the global AI boom, thanks to its dominance in memory chips critical for data centers. For Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, rising memory prices have translated into earnings momentum and equity gains. Crossing 5,000 also marks a political milestone, reinforcing President Lee’s pledge to tackle governance shortcomings that have long weighed on valuations. Korea’s benchmark rose in all but one session in January. Bulls say the rally has room to run until the so-called “ Korea discount ” — the perennial valuation markdown tied to weak corporate governance — fades. Even at a record-high level, Kospi’s valuation trails regional peers on key measures. The index trades at roughly 1.6 times price‑to‑book, below that of MSCI’s emerging market benchmark and Taiwan’s Taiex. Jeong Eun Bo , chief executive officer at the Korea Exchange, said Kospi can reach 6,000, given local industries’ competitive edge and efforts to improve shareholder returns. Market watchers remain upbeat. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. projects a 23% return for Korean equities this year in dollar terms, underpinned by 53% earnings growth and a favorable macro environment. The global memory chip shortage is a major tailwind. Samsung Electronics’ quarterly profit more than tripled to a record as soaring demand for AI servers drove memory prices higher. The supply-demand dynamics for memory chips will likely stay “imbalanced” through 2027, as manufacturers stay cautious about capex and new capacity, sai...