South Korean equities closed broadly higher on Monday, August 10 (2026), with the KOSDAQ posting a gain of +6.97% to 854.47 while the KOSPI added +0.65% to settle at 6,299.66.The KOSPI ranged 161.61 points intraday (6,232.45–6,394.06, a 2.59% swing), while the KOSDAQ swung 47.72 points (807.66–855.3
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Monday, August 10 (2026): the KOSDAQ posted a +4.08% gain — closing at 831.38 — while the KOSPI added just +0.41% to finish at 6,284.12, with the gap between the two the defining feature of the morning session.Intraday, the KOSPI printed a session high of 6,394.06 in the opening minutes before retre
The KOSPI opened at 6,292 on Monday, August 10 (2026), briefly spiked to a session high of 6,394 at 09:13 before reversing sharply, and was trading near 6,297 at 10:00 — still above Friday’s close but well off the morning peak.The KOSDAQ traced a different path: it found its low of 807.66 at the ope
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closed up 2.56% on Friday, August 7 (2026), while the S&P 500 added 0.62% and the Nasdaq rose 1.30% — giving Korean equities a constructive overnight backdrop as Monday’s session, August 10 (2026), approaches.At the same time, the 2026-regime day-of-week record f
The KOSPI closed Friday, August 7 (2026) at 6,258.77, down 0.60%, after swinging across a 256.87-point intraday range that took the index from a morning high of 6,415.60 to a mid-session low of 6,158.73 before a partial recovery.Foreigners were net sellers of ₩865.1bn on KOSPI and ₩252.2bn on KOSDAQ
The KOSPI closed Friday, August 7 (2026) at 6,258.77, down 0.60%, after swinging through an intraday range of 256.87 points — from a session low of 6,158.73 struck around 10:40 to a high of 6,415.60 at the open.The KOSDAQ fell 0.36% to 798.81, spanning a 38.2-point range; several events coincided on
The KOSPI shed 4.58% on Thursday, August 6 (2026), closing at 6,296.38 after touching an intraday low of 6,238.32, with the index unable to recover after a swift opening-hour collapse.Foreigners turned net sellers on KOSPI for ₩1,078.6bn — snapping a week of buying — while retail investors absorbed
The KOSPI closed Thursday, August 6 (2026) at 6,296.38, down 4.58% on the day, swinging across a 312.62-point intraday range — equal to 5.01% of the index — as the session peaked at 6,550.94 within the first five minutes before sliding to a low of 6,238.32.The KOSDAQ ended at 801.67, up 0.26%, diver
With the semiconductor index (SOX) up +6.55% overnight, KOSPI opened strong and foreign investors led the index with ₩343.3bn in net buying.Beyond semiconductors, construction & infrastructure (+6.70%) and power & electric (+6.63%) ran strong together, while AI & software (-0.48%) was the only decli
On Wednesday, August 5 (2026), KOSPI finished the day at 6,598.26 — up +3.76% from the prior day, leaving a range of 134.39 points (2.05%) between the high of 6,674.66 and the low of 6,540.27.KOSDAQ also rose +2.42% to 799.59, and while foreign investors and institutions propped KOSPI up, retail too