On Friday, 28 August 2026, KOSPI closed at 6,788.88, down -1.79% on the day, while KOSDAQ closed at 838.41, up +0.09%. Both are exchange-confirmed closing levels with the two sources in agreement.This morning both indices were staked to the upside.
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KOSPI closed at 6,788.88, down -1.79% on the day, while KOSDAQ closed at 838.41, up +0.09%. Both closing levels are exchange-confirmed, with the two sources in agreement.This morning both indices were staked to the upside.
As of 09:46, KOSPI stood at -0.44% and KOSDAQ at -0.54%. The pre-open edition staked both indices to the upside, and so far the market has gone the other way.KOSPI opened at 6,846.54, fell to a low of 6,805.01 and has come back to around 6,881.62.
Semiconductors led the overnight session in the United States — the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose +2.33%, the Nasdaq +1.57%, the S&P 500 +0.72% and the Dow +0.2%.The US-listed exchange-traded fund holding Korean equities also rose +1.65%. The KOSPI close that stood as two figures into la
As of the final edition on Thursday, 27 August 2026, today’s close has not been settled. The collected data records KOSPI as both 6,879.87 and 6,912.37, and KOSDAQ as both 834.39 and 837.65.The change against the previous close of 6,808.21 depends on which figure is used, so this edition again decli
As of this edition today’s close has not been settled. The collected data records KOSPI as both 6,879.87 and 6,912.37, and KOSDAQ as both 834.39 and 837.65.The sources disagree and carry a marker saying figures may be under correction immediately after the close, so this edition does not call either
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, KOSPI closed provisionally at 6,879.87, up +1.05% on the day, and KOSDAQ at 834.39, up +0.91%.The direction was the same but the shape of the day was not — among the most-traded names, the KOSPI side opened close to its high while the KOSDAQ side opened far below it.SK h
On the morning of Thursday, 27 August 2026, KOSPI opened at 6,996.12 and that opening print was also the morning high. It slipped to 6,841.88 before recovering to 6,936.01 as of 11:46, up +1.88% on the day.KOSDAQ traced a different shape — it opened at 828.42, dipped to 824.22, then rose to 836.03,
As of 09:47 KST, KOSPI stands at +1.39% and KOSDAQ at +0.65%.After three sessions of going their own ways, the two are moving together today.The US cash session was flat overnight and only futures rose afterwards; the open followed the direction the futures pointed.
It is Thursday, 27 August 2026, before the open in Seoul.The US cash session hardly moved overnight: the S&P 500 -0.02%, the Nasdaq -0.08%, the Dow -0.21% and the SOX semiconductor index +0.2%.Futures rose afterwards, with Nasdaq 100 futures +0.61% and S&P 500 futures +0.28%, both above the