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South Korean President Lee warns of 'measures' against Ukraine over prisoner row, demands apology

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"As this is a matter concerning the honor of the Republic of Korea's people and nation, we cannot overlook it," he said.

Directly affected

  • PPLI People

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • NOC Northrop Grumman

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk

  • GD General Dynamics

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    A fund of aerospace and defense companies

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • WEAT Teucrium Wheat

    Wheat prices rise when Black Sea grain is disrupted

  • MOS Mosaic

    Fertilizer makers move with Russian supply

  • CF CF Industries

    Fertilizer makers move with Russian supply

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"As this is a matter concerning the honor of the Republic of Korea's people and nation, we cannot overlook it," he said.

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How far Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) has moved since 2 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “South Korean President Lee warns of 'measures' against Ukraine over prisoner row, demands apology,” Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) is -18.24%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.08% over the same days, a -17.16% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

Companies carried with this story

  • EWY Ishares Msci South Korea Etf

    In “South Korean President Lee warns of 'measures' against Ukraine over prisoner row, demands apology,” Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected EWY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: south. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • KRWX Corgi Etf Tr I South Korea 2X

    For “South Korean President Lee warns of 'measures' against Ukraine over prisoner row, demands apology,” Corgi Etf Tr I South Korea 2X (KRWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected KRWX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: south. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) is the company in “South Korean President Lee warns of 'measures' against Ukraine over prisoner row, demands apology,” the 2 Oct 2026 this story story.

The link for Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) is this: GA selected EWY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: south. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Corgi Etf Tr I South Korea 2X (KRWX) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected KRWX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: south. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

EWY traded between 149.75 and 192.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 156.51. KRWX traded between 9.83 and 16.25 across 12 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.77.

What the saved facts support for Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

21 out of 100

“South Korean President Lee warns of 'measures' against Ukraine over prisoner row, demands apology” scores 21 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 2 linked companies.