South Korea's Kospi clocks best month in 28 years as tech optimism triumphs over Iran war worries

A man passes an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 31, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images) Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images South Korea's benchmark Kospi index logged its strongest monthly gain, up nearly 31%, since January 1998, powered by a surge in tech stocks that has helped the market shrug off escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. …