Wednesday, August 19 (2026) opens under a simultaneous rate and semiconductor shock: the 30-year Treasury yield crossed 5.33% overnight, the SOX fell −4.98% on Tuesday, and the Nikkei 225 CME futures are indicated −2.37% as of 05:00 KST.The prior session (Tuesday, August 18 (2026)) saw KOSPI program
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The KOSPI closed at 6,869.83 on Tuesday, August 18 (2026), down 1.55%, after opening near 7,131, briefly touching a session high of 7,216.62 in the first 40 minutes, then reversing through the rest of the session to a low of 6,788.78 at 15:08 before a mild recovery into the close.The KOSDAQ fell har
The KOSPI closed Tuesday, August 18 (2026) at 6,869.83, down 1.55%, while the KOSDAQ shed 3.52% to finish at 834.20 — both markets moving against a Tuesday session that, in the 2026 regime through today, has shown a 71% up-rate and average gain of +0.23% across 31 observations.The KOSPI traded in a
Korean equities closed sharply lower on Tuesday, August 18 (2026): the KOSPI finished at 6,792.93, down 2.65%, while the KOSDAQ fell 4.23% to 828.05.The KOSPI printed an intraday range of 427.84 points (6.3% high-to-low), touching a session high of 7,216.62 at 09:39 before sellers took over through
The KOSPI opened at 7,127.77 on Tuesday, August 18 (2026), extended its early gains through the first hour and closed up +2.6% at 7,159.24, driven by a concentrated surge in large-cap semiconductors on the back of an overnight SOX gain of +1.64%.The KOSDAQ moved in the opposite direction, closing do
Tuesday, August 18 (2026): KOSPI and KOSDAQ index closing prices are not yet confirmed at this hour — today’s session has not opened.Overnight, U.S. equities fell — the S&P 500 settled at 7,745.06 (−0.52%) and the Nasdaq at 26,644.91 (−0.32%) on August 17 — while the SOX semiconductor index gained 1
The KOSPI closed at 6,977.94 on Friday, August 14 (2026), rising 2.42% on the day, as foreign investors posted net purchases of ₩30.39bn on KOSPI — running against the 2026 Friday average net sell pattern — while autos, electronics/components, and consumer names all gained more than 3%.KOSDAQ, by co
The KOSPI closed Friday, August 14 (2026) at 6,967.62, up 2.26% on the day, after ranging from a session low of 6,848.43 at 10:34 to a high of 7,010.86 at 09:02 — a intraday swing of 162.43 points (2.37%).The KOSDAQ settled at 864.91, up 0.41%, with a wider intraday range of 33.88 points (4.01%) bet
Friday, August 14 (2026) opens with overnight U.S. and Nikkei futures all in the green, and Thursday’s NXT aftermarket data showing Samsung Electro-Mechanics up 12.06%, SK hynix up 4.45%, and Samsung Electronics up 2.74% — a strong directional signal from the semiconductor complex.The central questi
The KOSPI closed at 6,813.34 on Thursday, August 13 (2026), gaining +3.56% as foreigners net bought ₩2.11tn — their third consecutive session of net purchases on the index.The move was concentrated in large-cap semiconductors; KOSDAQ, which closed at 861.37 (+0.29%), and the KOSPI’s own breadth — 33