Dear readers, It has been a while since my last article. Over the past few weeks, I have been occupied with client meetings, discussions with listed companies ahead of their blackout periods, as well as engagements with analysts, investor relations teams and other members of the investment community. Readers who are interested can follow some of these interactions on my LinkedIn profile HERE. During lunch today, I sent a short market update to my clients and thought it would be worthwhile sharing a revised version here on the blog. KOSPI: Down 44% From Its Recent Peak At lunchtime today, the KOSPI was trading around 5,271, representing a decline of approximately 12.5% for the day. Since reaching a record high of 9,386 on 19 June, the index has fallen about 44%. Today’s session also marked the first time the KOSPI experienced back-to-back circuit breaker suspensions. Of the 15 circuit breaker events...