On Monday, August 3 (2026), KOSPI closed at 6,257.45, down –5.12% from the prior day.KOSDAQ went the other way, rising to 737.35 (+2.44%) — the two markets split cleanly.
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KOSPI touched a high of 6,393 at 9:01 a.m., slid to a low of 6,231 by 9:29, and as of 10:22 is oscillating near 6,316.KOSDAQ ran the opposite path — a 9:13 low of 705, then a steady climb to hold the 740 range as of 10:22 — the two markets moved in clearly different directions through the morning.
At 9 a.m. on Monday, August 3 (2026), KOSPI opened with a downward gap at 6,325, slid to 6,231.66 at 09:29, and as of 10:22 is trading around 6,316.97.KOSDAQ went the opposite way — opening at 707.26, touching a high of 740.51 at 10:06, and holding near 740.09, a clearly different path from KOSPI.
Today is Monday. In the 2026 regime, Monday’s average KOSPI move is -0.33% with a 59% probability of gains (a sample of 27 days) — the lowest upside expectation of any weekday in this regime.Overnight the S&P500 closed +0.7% and the Nasdaq +1.0%, but EWY, the Korea ETF, went into the weekend down -2
The KOSPI closed Friday, July 31 (2026) up 17.91% at 6,595.45, swinging across a high-to-low range of 1,001.01 points (17.78%) before settling near session highs.Foreign investors posted net buying of ₩7,241.0bn on KOSPI today — flipping from net sellers over the prior month (₩9,861.8bn net sold in
The KOSPI closed Friday, July 31 (2026) at 6,595.45, a gain of +17.91% on the day, 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% of the open.The KOSDAQ added +11.63% to close at 719.76, with its own intraday range of 60.3
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.
The KOSPI shed 1.23% to close at 5,593.56 on Thursday, July 30 (2026), after trading a high-to-low range of 429.41 points — a 7.74% intraday swing — with a session high of 5,976.82 and a low of 5,547.41.The KOSDAQ fell 2.70% to 644.78, with a 5.33% intraday range between 677.19 and 642.95; semicondu
The KOSPI closed Thursday, July 30 (2026) down 1.23% to 5,593.56, swinging through an intraday range of 429.41 points — a 7.74% spread from high to low — as semiconductor names bore the brunt of selling even as their U.S.-listed peers had recovered sharply overnight.The KOSDAQ fell 2.70% to 644.78,
Thursday, July 30 (2026) opened with a dramatic gap as SK Hynix’s ADR surged +18% in New York overnight — yet the KOSPI still closed down 1.23% at 5,593.56, carving out an intraday range of 429.41 points (7.74% high-to-low).The SOX Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose +8.19% in the prior U.S. sessi