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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On Friday, 31 July 2026, the KOSPI opened at 5,657.79, ran as high as 6,630.77 during the session and closed at 6,595.45.The high-low range of 1,001.01 points (17.78%) is an extremely rare amplitude for a single session, and large-cap chipmakers — SK hynix, Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electro-Me
The KOSPI closed Wednesday, July 29 (2026) at 5,663.24, down 5.98%, while the KOSDAQ fell 6.12% to 662.68 — both indices printing intraday high-to-low swings that dwarfed their prior session ranges.Both morning calls missed: the day-open projection of a KOSPI gain of +0.5–2.0% and KOSDAQ near-flat p
Tuesday, July 29 (2026) delivered one of the most volatile sessions of the current regime — the KOSPI swung 18.35% from intraday high to low and closed down 5.98% at 5,663.24, while the KOSDAQ shed 6.12% to 662.68.Both of Tuesday’s pre-open forecasts missed badly — the market wrapped the session wit
Monday’s session (Tuesday, July 28, 2026) delivered a punishing 10.84% decline in the KOSPI, with the index printing a session low of 5,992.91 and an intraday range of 420.66 points (7.02%) — semiconductor names accounting for the heaviest losses.Today’s opening is shaped by two forces pulling in op