Investing in South Korea’s stock market has yielded huge returns this year, but it’s been a wild ride. Volatility on the benchmark Kospi Index has topped 60%, almost double that of Japan’s Nikkei 225. It’s even put the notoriously skittish cryptocurrency Bitcoin in the shade.
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-20/south-korea-stock-boom-why-kospi-is-world-s-most-volatile-benchmark-stock-index)