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KOSPI +0.88% on Samsung buyback; KOSDAQ −4.63% as defense and power sectors rout — Korea Market Daily Wrap, Aug 21, 2026

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KOSPI +17.91% — the day semiconductors lit the fuse — Korea Market Daily Wrap, Jul 31, 2026

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

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KOSPI Surges 17.91% to 6,595.45 as Chip Rally Ignites Broad Advance — Korea Market Close, Jul 31, 2026

The KOSPI closed Friday, July 31 (2026) at 6,595.45, up 17.91%, after swinging from an intraday low of 5,629.76 to a high of 6,630.77 — a peak-to-trough range of 1,001.01 points, or 17.78%.The KOSDAQ added 11.63% to close at 719.76, with foreigners and institutions both in net-buy territory across b

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Shipbuilding and defence rebound amid the semiconductor dumping — KOSPI holds its fall to -1.23% — Korea Market Daily Wrap, Jul 30, 2026

On Thursday 30 July 2026, KOSPI closed at 5,593.56, down 1.23% from the previous day.During the session it travelled from a high of 5,976.82 to a low of 5,547.41, a range of 429.41 points (7.74%), and the day’s fear and relief both sit inside that swing.

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KOSPI falls 5.98% as semiconductors, power and defence are dumped together — the largest shock of 2026 — Korea Market Daily Wrap, Jul 29, 2026

On Wednesday 29 July 2026, KOSPI opened at 6,089.11, fell as far as 5,262.77 during the session and closed at 5,663.24. A change of -5.98% and a high-low range of 965.75 points (18.35%) came out of a single day.KOSDAQ also fell, to 662.68 (-6.12%), and both indices recorded one of the sharpest falls

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KOSPI falls 10.84% as semiconductors take a direct hit, closing at 6,023 — Korea Market Daily Wrap, Jul 28, 2026

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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KOSPI Shrugs Off SOX Drop, Closes +0.97% as Defense and Energy Stocks Collapse — Korea Market Daily Wrap, Jul 27, 2026

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

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KOSPI sheds 4.46% as institutions dump ₩923.5bn across all 12 sectors — Korea Market Daily Wrap, Jul 20, 2026

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