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Palantir stock week ahead: Pentagon’s AI supplier crackdown puts PLTR in the crosshairs
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7 March 2026
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Palantir stock week ahead: Pentagon’s AI supplier crackdown puts PLTR in the crosshairs

Palantir shares closed at $157.16 Friday after the Pentagon barred contractors from using Anthropic’s AI, raising questions about Palantir’s defense software that relies on Anthropic code. The U.S. General Services Administration also ended its Anthropic contract. Markets fell as oil surged and payrolls dropped. Investors await Wednesday’s U.S. inflation data and Pentagon guidance on the Anthropic ban.
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Amazon stock week ahead: What traders watch after the Amazon outage and AWS’s new healthcare AI push
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Amazon stock week ahead: What traders watch after the Amazon outage and AWS’s new healthcare AI push

Amazon resolved a software issue that caused a multi-hour shopping outage in the U.S., with the website and app now operating normally. The company’s stock fell 2.62% to $213.21 on Friday. AWS launched “Amazon Connect Health,” an AI tool for healthcare administration. U.S. inflation data due March 11 may affect Amazon and other tech stocks.
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Nvidia Stock Price Week Ahead: Friday’s 3% Slide Sets Up CPI, TSMC Sales and GTC Test

Nvidia Stock Price Week Ahead: Friday’s 3% Slide Sets Up CPI, TSMC Sales and GTC Test

Nvidia shares closed at $177.82, down 3.0% Friday, as oil prices surged and a weak U.S. jobs report hit growth stocks. Broadcom and Marvell signaled strong AI chip demand, but Nvidia’s outlook and competition from AMD and in-house chips kept investors cautious. Nvidia adopted a new executive bonus plan tied to revenue. TSMC monthly sales and U.S. inflation data are due next week.
7 March 2026
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Tesla Stock Price Week Ahead: Why TSLA Faces a Robotaxi Reality Check, Europe Sales Test and CPI Risk

Tesla Stock Price Week Ahead: Why TSLA Faces a Robotaxi Reality Check, Europe Sales Test and CPI Risk

Tesla shares closed Friday at $396.73, down 2.2%. UK data showed February sales fell 37% year-on-year, with broader European results mixed. Bank of America resumed coverage with a Buy rating and $460 target, citing robotaxi potential. Stellantis, Toyota, and Subaru are not in Tesla’s 2026 EU carbon-credit pool after regulatory changes.
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Micron Technology stock week ahead: 6.7% slide puts March 18 earnings and AI demand in focus

Micron Technology stock week ahead: 6.7% slide puts March 18 earnings and AI demand in focus

Micron Technology shares fell 6.7% to $370.30 Friday as the Nasdaq dropped 1.59% following a surprise U.S. jobs loss and a spike in oil prices. The company’s next earnings call is set for March 18, with traders watching for updates on high-bandwidth memory demand and supply chain risks. Micron recently began sampling a new low-power server-memory module co-designed with Nvidia.
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Dubai Financial Market hit by war jitters: DFM index drops 9% in a cut-short week

Dubai Financial Market hit by war jitters: DFM index drops 9% in a cut-short week

Dubai’s DFM General Index fell 9% last week, closing Friday at 5,917.22 after a two-day trading suspension and heavy selling in major stocks. Regulators imposed a 5% daily price drop limit to curb volatility. Emaar Properties, Emirates NBD, and Air Arabia led declines. Foreign investors were net sellers by 152.6 million dirhams on Friday, with 322.9 million shares traded.
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Korea Exchange Last Week: KOSPI Ends Down 11% After Record Crash, KOSDAQ Limits Damage

Korea Exchange Last Week: KOSPI Ends Down 11% After Record Crash, KOSDAQ Limits Damage

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7 March 2026
South Korea’s KOSPI plunged 12.06% on Wednesday, its worst one-day drop ever, before rebounding and closing Friday nearly flat, down 10.6% for the week. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix each fell about 13% since Feb. 27. Foreign investors pulled a record $13.67 billion from Korean stocks in February. President Lee Jae Myung ordered a $68 billion market-stabilisation fund as officials prepared further emergency measures.
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FTSE 100 reels from worst week in a year as oil shock hits London stocks

FTSE 100 reels from worst week in a year as oil shock hits London stocks

The FTSE 100 dropped 5.7% this week, its sharpest fall since April 2025, as oil surged above $90 a barrel and traders slashed UK rate-cut bets. Energy and defence shares held firm, but airlines and miners tumbled. The FTSE 250 lost 0.8% on Friday. Money markets now see little chance of a March Bank of England cut.
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UniFirst Corporation Stock Jumps After Report Says Cintas Is Nearing a Deal Above $275 a Share

UniFirst Corporation Stock Jumps After Report Says Cintas Is Nearing a Deal Above $275 a Share

Cintas is in advanced talks to acquire UniFirst for over $275 a share, or about $5.2 billion, Bloomberg Law reported. UniFirst stock jumped 13.6% in premarket trading Friday. The companies have negotiated on and off since 2022, with Cintas’ latest offer representing a 64% premium. Any deal would require a contract, shareholder approval, and could face antitrust scrutiny.
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Shell Plc Signs Venezuela Oil and Gas Deals, Putting Dragon Gas Project Back in Play

Shell Plc Signs Venezuela Oil and Gas Deals, Putting Dragon Gas Project Back in Play

Shell signed oil and gas agreements with Venezuela to develop the offshore Dragon field, aiming for first gas exports to Trinidad by Q3 2027, according to Trinidad's Energy Minister. The deal follows new U.S. licenses easing sanctions and includes technical partnerships with VEPICA, KBR, and Baker Hughes. Dragon holds about 4.5 trillion cubic feet of gas. Atlantic LNG in Trinidad shipped 9 million metric tons in 2025, below its 12 million capacity.
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Meta Stock Week Ahead: Why CPI, EU Pressure and AI Costs Could Drive the Next Move

Meta Stock Week Ahead: Why CPI, EU Pressure and AI Costs Could Drive the Next Move

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7 March 2026
Meta Platforms shares closed at $644.86 Friday, down 2.4%, after agreeing to allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe for a year amid ongoing EU antitrust scrutiny. The company faces rising costs, with 2026 capital spending projected up to $135 billion. Meta has secured major AI chip deals with AMD and Google. Regulatory pressures increased as Indonesia and an Indian state moved to restrict social media for minors.
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Sandisk Stock (SNDK) Week Ahead: Why March 11 Matters

Sandisk Stock (SNDK) Week Ahead: Why March 11 Matters

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7 March 2026
Sandisk shares fell 6.8% Friday to $527.33, capping a 17% weekly drop amid a broad selloff in memory and storage stocks. Management is set to present at Cantor’s Global Technology & Industrial Growth Conference on March 11, the same day U.S. February CPI data is released. Micron, Western Digital, and Seagate also posted losses Friday. Western Digital retains about 1.7 million Sandisk shares after a recent secondary sale.
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Apple Stock Week Ahead: March 11 Rollout and CPI Test AAPL After Friday Pullback

Apple Stock Week Ahead: March 11 Rollout and CPI Test AAPL After Friday Pullback

7 March 2026
Apple shares closed at $257.46 ahead of the March 11 launch of the iPhone 17e, MacBook Neo, and new M5-based MacBook Air and Pro models. The $599 MacBook Neo marks a rare move down-market, targeting Chromebooks and budget Windows laptops. The launch coincides with the U.S. consumer price index report, as investors watch for inflation risks and market volatility driven by oil prices and weak jobs data.
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Palantir stock week ahead: Pentagon’s AI supplier crackdown puts PLTR in the crosshairs

Palantir stock week ahead: Pentagon’s AI supplier crackdown puts PLTR in the crosshairs

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7 March 2026
Palantir shares closed at $157.16 Friday after the Pentagon barred contractors from using Anthropic’s AI, raising questions about Palantir’s defense software that relies on Anthropic code. The U.S. General Services Administration also ended its Anthropic contract. Markets fell as oil surged and payrolls dropped. Investors await Wednesday’s U.S. inflation data and Pentagon guidance on the Anthropic ban.
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Amazon stock week ahead: What traders watch after the Amazon outage and AWS’s new healthcare AI push

Amazon stock week ahead: What traders watch after the Amazon outage and AWS’s new healthcare AI push

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7 March 2026
Amazon resolved a software issue that caused a multi-hour shopping outage in the U.S., with the website and app now operating normally. The company’s stock fell 2.62% to $213.21 on Friday. AWS launched “Amazon Connect Health,” an AI tool for healthcare administration. U.S. inflation data due March 11 may affect Amazon and other tech stocks.
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Nvidia Stock Price Week Ahead: Friday’s 3% Slide Sets Up CPI, TSMC Sales and GTC Test

Nvidia Stock Price Week Ahead: Friday’s 3% Slide Sets Up CPI, TSMC Sales and GTC Test

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7 March 2026
Nvidia shares closed at $177.82, down 3.0% Friday, as oil prices surged and a weak U.S. jobs report hit growth stocks. Broadcom and Marvell signaled strong AI chip demand, but Nvidia’s outlook and competition from AMD and in-house chips kept investors cautious. Nvidia adopted a new executive bonus plan tied to revenue. TSMC monthly sales and U.S. inflation data are due next week.
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Tesla Stock Price Week Ahead: Why TSLA Faces a Robotaxi Reality Check, Europe Sales Test and CPI Risk

Tesla Stock Price Week Ahead: Why TSLA Faces a Robotaxi Reality Check, Europe Sales Test and CPI Risk

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7 March 2026
Tesla shares closed Friday at $396.73, down 2.2%. UK data showed February sales fell 37% year-on-year, with broader European results mixed. Bank of America resumed coverage with a Buy rating and $460 target, citing robotaxi potential. Stellantis, Toyota, and Subaru are not in Tesla’s 2026 EU carbon-credit pool after regulatory changes.
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Microsoft Stock Price Week Ahead: Can MSFT Hold Near $409 as AI Demand Faces a CPI Test?

Microsoft Stock Price Week Ahead: Can MSFT Hold Near $409 as AI Demand Faces a CPI Test?

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7 March 2026
Microsoft shares closed at $408.96 Friday, down 0.4%, as the Nasdaq dropped 1.59% after a weak February jobs report. The company signed an 18-month AI partnership with Codelco on March 5. Investors are watching for Wednesday’s U.S. inflation data after recent signals of strong AI demand from Broadcom and Marvell.
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Broadcom Stock Week Ahead: AVGO Price Faces Fresh Test After Earnings

Broadcom Stock Week Ahead: AVGO Price Faces Fresh Test After Earnings

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7 March 2026
Broadcom closed Friday down 0.7% at $330.48 after setting a new quarterly AI chip sales target of $10.7 billion and reporting Q1 AI revenue up 106% to $8.4 billion. The company forecast total Q2 revenue of about $22 billion, above estimates, and announced a $10 billion buyback. Marvell surged 18.3% while Nvidia fell 3.1%. U.S. stocks broadly declined as oil prices jumped and jobs data disappointed.
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Micron Technology stock week ahead: 6.7% slide puts March 18 earnings and AI demand in focus

Micron Technology stock week ahead: 6.7% slide puts March 18 earnings and AI demand in focus

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7 March 2026
Micron Technology shares fell 6.7% to $370.30 Friday as the Nasdaq dropped 1.59% following a surprise U.S. jobs loss and a spike in oil prices. The company’s next earnings call is set for March 18, with traders watching for updates on high-bandwidth memory demand and supply chain risks. Micron recently began sampling a new low-power server-memory module co-designed with Nvidia.
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Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange Last Week: VN-Index Sinks Below 1,800 in Broad Selloff

Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange Last Week: VN-Index Sinks Below 1,800 in Broad Selloff

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7 March 2026
Vietnam’s VN-Index fell nearly 6% to 1,767.84 for the week ending March 6, with a 2.25% drop on Friday. Foreign investors sold a net 1.306 trillion dong on HoSE, hitting large caps like FPT and VIC. The selloff followed global market declines after Middle East conflict pushed oil higher. Despite the slide, foreign direct investment rose 8.8% to $3.21 billion in early 2026.
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Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires Last Week: Merval Rebounds, but Oil Shock and Inflation Loom

Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires Last Week: Merval Rebounds, but Oil Shock and Inflation Loom

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7 March 2026
The S&P Merval index in Buenos Aires rose 2.15% Friday to 2,626,114.83 but ended the week down 0.6%. Sovereign dollar bonds dropped 0.9% and risk premiums widened to 575 basis points. Traders await February inflation data due March 12, with estimates raised to 2.7% monthly. Oil-linked stocks like YPF outperformed as global oil surged and regional energy shares drew selective support.
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Borsa Istanbul Slides Last Week as Oil Shock and Rate-Pause Fears Rattle Turkish Stocks

Borsa Istanbul Slides Last Week as Oil Shock and Rate-Pause Fears Rattle Turkish Stocks

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7 March 2026
Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 fell 2.19% Friday to 12,792.81, capping a week of heavy losses as the lira hit a record low of 44.0750 per dollar and Brent crude surged to $88.9 a barrel. Turkey’s central bank sold about $13 billion in foreign exchange this week and is expected to hold its policy rate at 37% at its March 12 meeting. February inflation reached 31.53% year on year.
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Egyptian Exchange Stock Market Last Week: EGX30 Suffers Worst Week Since June Despite CIB-Led Bounce

Egyptian Exchange Stock Market Last Week: EGX30 Suffers Worst Week Since June Despite CIB-Led Bounce

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7 March 2026
Egypt’s EGX30 index fell 3.5% last week, its steepest drop since June, despite a 2.29% rebound on Thursday led by Commercial International Bank. The slide followed regional tensions and heavy foreign selling, with the index losing over 5% at one point after strikes on Iran. Broader indices held steadier, while turnover on Thursday hit 6.93 billion pounds. Egypt underperformed Saudi Arabia’s market, which gained 0.6% for the week.
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Mexico’s stock market just had a bruising week — what hit the Bolsa Mexicana?

Mexico’s stock market just had a bruising week — what hit the Bolsa Mexicana?

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7 March 2026
Mexico’s S&P/BMV IPC index dropped 5.73% over five sessions, closing Friday at 67,312.78 points. A spike in oil prices and a weak U.S. jobs report rattled markets, sending the peso lower and hitting miners, airlines, and industrial stocks. USMCA review talks between U.S. and Mexican officials are set for the week of March 16, adding uncertainty for exporters.
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Moscow Exchange Last Week: MOEX Gains 2% as Oil Rally Lifts Russian Stocks

Moscow Exchange Last Week: MOEX Gains 2% as Oil Rally Lifts Russian Stocks

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7 March 2026
The MOEX Russia Index rose 2% to 2,854.11 last week, while the dollar-based RTS slipped 0.5% as Brent crude surged 27% to $92.69 a barrel amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Russian energy stocks led gains, with Sovcomflot up 7.8% and Rosneft 4.9%. The official dollar rate climbed to 79.15 roubles. Moscow Exchange reported 41 million brokerage accounts by year-end 2025.
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Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) loses more than 5% in three-session week after rare halt

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) loses more than 5% in three-session week after rare halt

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7 March 2026
Abu Dhabi’s main stock index closed Friday down 1.4%, ending the week more than 5% lower after a rare two-day shutdown following missile and drone strikes in the UAE. Heavy selling hit Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, and Emirates Telecommunications Group. The exchange imposed a 5% daily loss limit and urged companies to disclose any material impact. Dubai’s market dropped 3.2% Friday and 9% for the week.
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Last week on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: TA-35 rises as war-driven oil shock roils markets

Last week on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: TA-35 rises as war-driven oil shock roils markets

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7 March 2026
Tel Aviv’s TA-35 index closed Friday at 4,356.68, up 5.5% for the week, while the TA-125 gained 6.3%. Energy and defence stocks led gains; the TA-Oil & Gas index rose 15%, and the TA Defense index climbed 12%. Elbit Systems became the exchange’s most valuable firm at 123 billion shekels. The shekel held steady despite ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruptions and rising oil prices.
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Last Week on Bursa Malaysia: KLCI Edges Up as Petronas Chemicals Jumps, Oil Risks Loom

Last Week on Bursa Malaysia: KLCI Edges Up as Petronas Chemicals Jumps, Oil Risks Loom

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7 March 2026
Petronas Chemicals Group surged 22.2% last week, lifting the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI to 1,718.06, up 1.45 points despite regional market declines. The KLCI held above 1,700 as Bank Negara Malaysia kept its policy rate at 2.75%. Broader indexes fell and financial shares dropped, but energy stocks rose. Weekly turnover increased to 17.29 billion units worth RM18.69 billion.
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Dubai Financial Market hit by war jitters: DFM index drops 9% in a cut-short week

Dubai Financial Market hit by war jitters: DFM index drops 9% in a cut-short week

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7 March 2026
Dubai’s DFM General Index fell 9% last week, closing Friday at 5,917.22 after a two-day trading suspension and heavy selling in major stocks. Regulators imposed a 5% daily price drop limit to curb volatility. Emaar Properties, Emirates NBD, and Air Arabia led declines. Foreign investors were net sellers by 152.6 million dirhams on Friday, with 322.9 million shares traded.
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Last Week on Borsa Italiana: FTSE MIB Drops 6.5% as Banks Sink, Nexi Slides, Leonardo Holds Up

Last Week on Borsa Italiana: FTSE MIB Drops 6.5% as Banks Sink, Nexi Slides, Leonardo Holds Up

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7 March 2026
Italy’s FTSE MIB closed Friday at 44,152.26, down 6.48% from Feb. 27 and sharply below last week’s high. Nexi shares plunged 22% after unveiling a new plan, while STMicroelectronics and major banks also fell. Leonardo rose 3.39% after a UK helicopter contract. Investors raised bets on an ECB rate hike in 2026 as oil prices surged and inflation risks grew.
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JSE slides nearly 10% for the week as oil spike and risk-off hits South African stocks

JSE slides nearly 10% for the week as oil spike and risk-off hits South African stocks

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7 March 2026
The JSE All Share index closed the week down 9.2% after hitting a record high, as global risk aversion and rising oil prices drove investors to the dollar. The rand weakened to 16.72 per dollar and the 2035 bond yield jumped to 8.435%. FirstRand posted an 11% rise in half-year earnings. The JSE publicly censured Mantengu for failing to issue a required cautionary announcement.
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Indonesia Stocks Sink Again as Fitch Cut, MSCI Pressure Deepen Jakarta Market Rout

Indonesia Stocks Sink Again as Fitch Cut, MSCI Pressure Deepen Jakarta Market Rout

7 March 2026
Indonesia’s benchmark stock index closed last week down 7.85% in market capitalization after Fitch cut the country’s credit outlook to negative. Foreign investors sold a net $415 million in equities by March 5. MSCI has warned Indonesia could lose emerging-market status if transparency issues persist. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa pledged to keep the budget deficit below 3% of GDP.
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Korea Exchange Last Week: KOSPI Ends Down 11% After Record Crash, KOSDAQ Limits Damage

Korea Exchange Last Week: KOSPI Ends Down 11% After Record Crash, KOSDAQ Limits Damage

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7 March 2026
South Korea’s KOSPI plunged 12.06% on Wednesday, its worst one-day drop ever, before rebounding and closing Friday nearly flat, down 10.6% for the week. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix each fell about 13% since Feb. 27. Foreign investors pulled a record $13.67 billion from Korean stocks in February. President Lee Jae Myung ordered a $68 billion market-stabilisation fund as officials prepared further emergency measures.
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Australian Securities Exchange Weekly Wrap: ASX 200 Sheds A$130 Billion as Middle East War and Rate Risks Rattle Stocks

Australian Securities Exchange Weekly Wrap: ASX 200 Sheds A$130 Billion as Middle East War and Rate Risks Rattle Stocks

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7 March 2026
Australian shares lost 3.8% last week, erasing about A$130 billion in value as the Middle East conflict rattled markets. Miners fell 4.1%, gold miners 4.3%, while energy stocks rose 0.2% on surging oil prices. The Reserve Bank of Australia signaled a “live meeting” for March 17 as inflation risks mount. Economic growth beat forecasts, rising 0.8% in Q4.
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