On Tuesday 28 July 2026 KOSPI closed at 6,023.66, down 10.84% in a single day.The intraday low of 5,992.91 came at 15:12, and KOSDAQ also closed at 705.85, down -7.72% — both indices set their highs just after the open and fell all day.
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The KOSPI ended Monday, July 27 (2026) up 0.97% at 6,755.75, defying a morning sell-off that pushed the index as low as 6,557.39 before domestic institutions and retail buyers stepped in.The session’s sharpest dividing line was thematic rather than macro: semiconductors and AI software rallied while
The KOSPI closed at 6,516.27 on Monday, July 20 (2026), down 4.46%, as institutional investors — led by investment trusts selling a net ₩760.6bn — overwhelmed foreign net buying of ₩519.8bn.Every one of the 12 tracked sectors finished in the red, with Power & Utilities off 7.75% and Semiconductors o