The '4,000 Era of Dreams'... '1 Million Won per Share' Achieved [3-Minute Brief]

[Quick Overview]
1. KOSPI breaks 4,000 for the first time ever... Samsung Electronics enters 100,000 won range for the first time
2. On Chairman Lee Jae-yong's third anniversary, Samsung Electronics stock price surpasses 100,000 won for the first time
3. Productive finance becomes a global trend... Even JP Morgan and Japan's Financial Services Agency join in

MARKET INDEX

○ US New York Stock Exchange rallies across the board on hopes for a US-China 'trade truce'

○ Fed likely to cut rates on the 29th after CPI comes in below expectations

○ Big tech earnings from Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and others also in focus

TOP 3 NEWS

■ KOSPI ushers in the '4,000 era'... Samsung Electronics hits '1 million won per share'

○ On the morning of the 27th, KOSPI surpasses 4,030 during trading hours
○ Large-cap stocks such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix show strong performance together
○ Japan's Nikkei index also breaks through the 50,000 mark for the first time during trading hours

■ Samsung hits '1 million won per share' for the first time ever... Lee Jae-yong's New Samsung in full swing

○ Market capitalization grows by 60% in three years since Lee Jae-yong took office
○ Continued large-scale orders as semiconductor technology recovers
○ Challenges include foundry yield and profitability of US plants

■ Government eases regulations, private sector activates capital... Advanced economy-style capital shift

○ Interest in productive finance explodes after the global financial crisis
○ Government relaxes regulations, banks actively invest in productive sectors
○ JP Morgan plans massive investment of 2,160 trillion won in high-tech industries

Graphic News: [Exclusive] Top 20 Power-Consuming Corporations Used as Much Electricity as All Households Nationwide

○ Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Steel, Samsung Display, LG Display, SK Hynix in order

○ Top 5 companies consume half of the residential electricity usage

○ Korea Railroad Corporation is the only one to surpass 200 won per kWh in unit price

Money-Making Law

■ Hyundai Motor research center test drivers: "We work under orders, illegal dispatch confirmed"

○ Employees in charge of vehicle test driving at the research center recognized as illegally dispatched by the court
○ "No independent organization, effectively incorporated into Hyundai Motor's business"
○ "Refusal to follow orders virtually not allowed, no own capital or specialized skills invested"
☞Read the article:  https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2025102715562966471

■ Corporate value 240 billion won vs net profit 12 billion won

○ Smilegate RPG listing lawsuit fails
○ Dispute over conditions that trigger IPO obligation
○ On the '12 billion won net profit' basis: "10 billion won per month on average"
☞Read the article:  https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2025102715565569218

■ Kim Beomsoo acquitted in first trial... Will prosecutors appeal?

○ Prosecutors must decide whether to appeal by the 28th
○ Moves to improve the government-level appeal system also have an impact
○ President Lee: "Sometimes prosecutors appeal for no reason"
☞Read the article:  https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2025102715571874833

* 'Money-Making Law,' a content partnership between The Asia Business Daily and Law Times, is published every Tuesday and Thursday.

Today's Key Schedule

○ Domestic

KOSDAQ Innotech subscription, final public offering price set at 14,700 won

○ International

02:00 US 2-year Treasury auction

02:00 Speech by Bundesbank's Balz, Germany

14:00 Japan BoJ Core CPI (YoY)

22:00 US S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index (YoY) (August)

23:00 US CB Consumer Confidence Index (October)

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