Goldman Sachs Cuts 12-Month KOSPI Target by 25%
Goldman Sachs has cut its 12-month KOSPI target by 25%, from 12,000 to 9,000 points, as concerns about AI-related trades grow. The Korean benchmark has fallen more than 35% from its June peak, prompting strategists led by Timothy Moe to adopt more cautious valuation assumptions. Goldman Sachs says the sell-off has left the KOSPI significantly undervalued; even with the lower target, it sees more than 60% potential upside. The revised KOSPI outlook reflects heightened uncertainty around AI-linked market positions.
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The report concerns the South Korean stock market, not a cryptocurrency or digital-asset development, so it provides no direct trading signal for crypto. In the short term, the steep KOSPI decline and growing caution around AI-linked trades could weigh on broader risk appetite, potentially adding to volatility in cryptocurrencies if investors reduce exposure to risk assets. However, Goldman Sachs also sees more than 60% upside from its revised target, which may support a recovery in sentiment toward equities. As in past episodes when technology-stock sell-offs spilled over into crypto, any effect would likely depend on broader indicators such as equity-market moves, interest-rate expectations, liquidity and Bitcoin’s response. The longer-term impact on crypto is therefore uncertain and likely indirect.