[2026-07-01] Korea Stock Market Morning Preview | US Tech Rebound vs. 1,545 Won FX & Foreign Outflows
📌 One-Line Summary US tech stocks rebounded sharply overnight — the Nasdaq jumped +1.52% and the Dow hit a fresh record high — but a stubbornly high USD/KRW rate near 1,545 won and heavy foreign selling are expected to keep Korean equities in a tug-of-war. With a latent AI-bubble warning hanging over the market, watch for elevated “roller-coaster” volatility today. 🌙 Overnight Markets Wall Street closed broadly higher overnight as large-cap technology and semiconductor names — which had been pressured by valuation concerns — staged a strong rebound. All three major US indices advanced, with the Dow Jones setting a new all-time high and the Nasdaq surging more than 1.5% on tech strength. Index Close Change Dow Jones (record high) 52,319.20 +0.26% S&P 500 7,499.36 +0.79% Nasdaq 26,213.72 +1.52% That said, the rally rests on shaky ground. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warned that a burst of the AI bubble “could threaten the global economy,” while US AI firm Oracle po...