The KOSPI closed at 6,258.77 on Friday, August 7 (2026), down 0.60% on a session that swung 256.87 points — a high-to-low range of 4.17% — before settling into a narrow band above 6,250 through the close.The KOSDAQ finished at 798.81, off 0.36%, having also traced a 4.92% intraday range before recov
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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 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
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 closed at 6,598.26, up +3.76% from the prior day, and KOSDAQ rose +2.42% to 799.59.With the US Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) up +6.55% the prior day, foreign investors and institutions bought KOSPI at the same time, and the semiconductor, power, construc
Overnight, the US semiconductor index (SOX) surged +6.55%, the S&P500 closed +1.79%, and the Nasdaq +2.59%.EWY, the Korea ETF, gained +6.8% from the prior day, and in the current 2026 regime KOSPI has risen on 79% of the past 28 Wednesdays.
On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, KOSPI swung through an extreme 309.15pt range — from an early high of 6,389pt to a low of 6,080pt — before closing at 6,358.95pt.KOSDAQ far outpaced it at +5.88%, with bio, power, and AI & software sectors leading the advance while semiconductors and autos moved the other
On Tuesday, August 4 (2026), KOSPI closed at 6,358.95, up +1.62% from the prior day.KOSDAQ rose +5.88% to 780.72 — both indexes closed higher, with KOSDAQ gaining far more.