Mirae Asset Securities posted a second-quarter operating profit of 2.49 trillion won, nearly 2.5 trillion won, helped by stronger brokerage and wealth management results and improved performance at overseas subsidiaries. Revenue rose to 21.63 trillion won and net profit to 1.91 trillion won, both sharply higher from a year earlier and the prior quarter. Total client assets climbed to 784 trillion won, while overseas subsidiaries posted about 609.1 billion won in pretax profit.

Pouch-type batteries are drawing renewed interest in defense and robotics as battery companies expand beyond slowing EV demand into sectors such as energy storage. The format offers high energy density and design flexibility but has faced concerns about rapid heat transfer between cells during thermal runaway. With all-solid-state solutions still years away, competition is shifting to external safety materials such as thermal barriers. Demand is also emerging from submarines and robots, though high material costs remain a hurdle for mass adoption.