[South Korean Stock Market Opens Lower but Closes Higher as Trump's Tariff Threat Spurs Dip Buying] Jin10 News, January 27 – The South Korean stock market opened lower on Tuesday but closed higher, as investors viewed the early decline triggered by U.S. President Trump's latest tariff threats as an opportunity to buy into one of the world's hottest markets. The South Korea KOSPI Index climbed as much as 2%, recovering from an early drop of up to 1.2%. Samsung Electronics, South Korea's largest market-cap stock, reversed its early losses to post gains, with Hyundai Motor Company showing a similar trend. The Korean won recovered from an early decline of up to 0.7%, while bond futures edged higher. These movements indicate that traders are becoming increasingly unfazed by Trump's trade strategies, betting that he is unlikely to follow through on the harsh penalties often used as leverage for concessions. According to economist Nicole Gordon-Caratelli, overall, about 27% of the tariff threats issued by Trump since his re-election have been implemented.