The Korea Times Jul 06
Why Korea's IPO boom has turned into bust:
Korea’s initial public offering (IPO) market is rapidly losing momentum despite a strong first-half rally in equities ...
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Korea’s IPO Market Loses Momentum Despite Equity RallyOnly 17 companies listed in the first half, while 14 traded below their offering prices at Thursday’s close.
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- In the first half of 2025, 38 companies listed; in 2026, one joined KOSPI and 16 joined Kosdaq.
- Peace Piece Studio has fallen more than 75 percent below its offering price since its June 8 debut.
- StradVision trades more than 61 percent below its offering price; its market capitalization fell from 640 billion to about 240 billion won.
- Proposed tighter dual-listing curbs and stricter penny-stock delisting standards prompted companies to delay or reconsider listing plans.
Companies have raised just 1.13 trillion won through IPOs this year, well below the historical average.— Kang Young-hoon, an analyst at Samsung Securities
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