Concerning the South Korean stock market, MSCI market classification results released

Golden Ten Data reported on June 24 that on the evening of June 23 local time, MSCI released the results of its 2026 market classification review, involving adjustments to the classifications and market access assessments for multiple markets. In this review, whether the Korean stock market could be upgraded from an emerging market to a developed market once again became the focus. MSCI stated that, although Korean market regulators have announced a series of reform measures, the fundamental issues have not been fully resolved and Korea was not promoted to developed market status. An MSCI official explained that the MSCI market classification framework determines whether a market is developed, emerging, or frontier based on the actual accessibility and investability international institutional investors experience. Index inclusion and market classification are not permanent decisions; they must be continuously assessed according to market changes and the actual experiences of international institutional investors.