KOSPI struggles with soaring short selling
(WorldNews South Korea)

Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki speaks during the emergency macro-economy conference at the Korea Federation of Banks headquarters in Seoul, Aug. 7. / Courtesy of the Ministry of Economy and Finance By Jhoo Dong-chan A growing number of investors are rushing to short Seoul stocks, imposing a double whammy for Korea`s stock market that was already hit hard by global uncertainties raised by the renewed U.S.-China trade row. Most of them are foreign and institutional investors. Short selling refers to...