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
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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
Korea’s equity market delivered one of its larger weekly advances in the 2026 data set, with the KOSPI gaining +11.49% to close at 6,977.94 — ranked 2nd out of 32 weeks by weekly return.Foreign buying drove the bulk of the move, concentrated on Wednesday and Thursday when foreigners net bought ₩2.84
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
Heading into Thursday, August 13 (2026), the dominant overnight signal is the SOX Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closing at 12,399.38 (+2.49%) on August 12, alongside Nikkei CME futures up +1.28% overnight — both pointing to a positive directional lean for Korean semiconductor and electronics name