News for iShares, Inc. - iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (0JEW.L)

South Korean markets showed resilience Wednesday as President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken into custody, with the benchmark KOSPI rising 0.40% to 2,507.35 amid heightened political uncertainty.

South Korea's political crisis has deepened with a second impeachment targeting acting President Han Duck-soo. On Friday, the opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach Han, only two weeks after impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korean markets traded sharply lower on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2024 following a dramatic political upheaval that saw President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly impose and then quickly withdraw martial law after facing parliamentary opposition.

South Korean markets recover after President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration is reversed by unanimous parliamentary vote. ETFs and currency rebound.

South Korean ETFs are trading lower Tuesday on news that the country's president declared emergency martial law.