The Korea Exchange (KRX), including the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets, is closed today, July 17, 2026, for a public holiday in South Korea. Trading will resume on the next regular market session, Monday, July 20, 2026. Investors following Korean technology, semiconductor, battery, and AI-related stocks will need to wait for the reopening before new price movements are reflected. The closure comes as global markets continue to monitor major themes affecting Korean equities, including semiconductor demand, AI infrastructure investment, memory chip pricing, and currency movements.

Honeywell has agreed to sell its Productivity Solutions and Services division to Brady Corporation in a $1.4 billion deal expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. The divestiture is part of Honeywell’s ongoing portfolio simplification and runs parallel to its planned Aerospace spin-off, currently on track for Q3 2026. Honeywell’s transformation over the past two years reads as a deliberate narrowing: identifying the highest-margin, highest-growth segments and shedding the rest.

Jersey Mike’s has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to the SEC for a proposed initial public offering, with no share count or price range yet disclosed. The offering remains subject to market conditions and completion of the SEC review process. The confidential filing route—established under the JOBS Act—allows companies to test regulatory reception and refine their S-1 before public scrutiny begins, giving management more flexibility to adjust timing if market conditions shift.