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KOSPI Sheds 1.73% as Foreigners Sell ₩257.6bn; KOSDAQ Off 2.92%
The KOSPI closed Friday, August 7 (2026) at 6,187.16, down 1.73%, after carving a 4.17% intraday range between a session high of 6,415.60 at 09:09 and a low of 6,158.73 at 10:40.The KOSDAQ fell 2.92% to 778.30, its intraday swing spanning 4.92% from a high of 814.80 to a low of 776.60, both indices finding a floor around 10:40 before partially recovering through the noon hour.
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Intraday Swing of 256.87 Points on KOSPI; Both Markets Bottomed at 10:40 Before Midday Partial Bounce
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SK hynix ₩4.25tn Turnover Tops KOSPI; KOSDAQ Led by Daehangwangtong ₩164.6bn as Selling Pressure Broadens
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| Stock | Prior close | Open | Gap | High (time) | Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK hynix | 1,494,954 | 1,521,000 | +1.74% | 1,542,000 (09:04) | 1,422,000 |
| Samsung Electronics | 230,493 | 235,000 | +1.96% | 239,500 (09:04) | 231,000 |
| Samsung Electro-Mechanics | 1,228,964 | 1,259,000 | +2.44% | 1,304,000 (09:59) | 1,278,000 |
| Hanwha Solutions | 30,401 | 33,000 | +8.55% | 38,550 (09:15) | 33,900 |
| SK Square | 970,041 | 996,000 | +2.68% | 1,006,000 (09:03) | 939,000 |
| Samsung Electronics (Pref.) | 172,096 | 177,100 | +2.91% | 179,200 (09:06) | 170,100 |
| NAVER | 226,001 | 219,500 | −2.88% | 222,000 (09:00) | 210,000 |
| Samsung SDI | 427,016 | 444,000 | +3.98% | 468,000 (09:15) | 459,000 |
| OCI Holdings | 244,001 | 262,000 | +7.38% | 288,500 (09:17) | 272,500 |
| SK eternix | 54,999 | 58,100 | +5.64% | 59,100 (09:01) | 50,500 |
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Construction Drops 4.78%, Semiconductors 2.71%; Energy & Chemicals Gain 3.40% Against the Tide
The day’s losers were concentrated in rate-sensitive and high-beta names: Lotte Shopping fell 16.77%, Korea Zinc 11.59%, Doosan Fuel Cell 10.61%, and Korea Financial Holdings 8.14% on the KOSPI; on the KOSDAQ, Daedong Gear fell 22.47%, Pharma Research dropped 11.28%, and Rainbow Robotics shed 8.07%.Offsetting names were mostly in energy and selective recovery plays: S-Oil rose 7.05%, Hanwha Solutions 6.74%, SK Innovation 5.43%, and Samsung SDI 3.75% on KOSPI; on the KOSDAQ, Remedi gained 23.10% and NuEnAI 16.89%.