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Korea Stock Market Close: Aug 26, 2026

KOSPI 6,808.21 (+0.97%)KOSDAQ 826.87 (−0.03%)Foreign KRW −116bnUSD/KRW ₩1,384.70

Aug 26, 2026 · Regular session close, 15:30 KST

* Overseas indices and commodities use each market’s latest close.

01. Major Indices

KOSPI^KS11
6,808.21
▲ +65.47 (+0.97%)
Open
6,727.25
High
6,887.18
Low
6,704.10
Prev.
6,742.74
Aug 26, 2026 · Close
KOSDAQ^KQ11
826.87
▼ −0.28 (−0.03%)
Open
824.77
High
832.21
Low
815.53
Prev.
827.15
Aug 26, 2026 · Close
NASDAQ Composite^IXIC
26,151.30
▲ +171.11 (+0.66%)
Open
26,148.71
High
26,225.83
Low
26,034.35
Prev.
25,980.19
Aug 25, 2026 · Close
Dow Jones^DJI
53,577.40
▲ +160.24 (+0.30%)
Open
53,594.92
High
53,675.32
Low
53,386.37
Prev.
53,417.16
Aug 25, 2026 · Close
S&P 500^GSPC
7,677.28
▲ +24.42 (+0.32%)
Open
7,676.66
High
7,686.11
Low
7,650.92
Prev.
7,652.86
Aug 25, 2026 · Close

02. Investor Flows (Daily)

MarketForeignInstitutionRetail
KOSPIKRW −116bnKRW +759bnKRW −2.24tn
KOSDAQKRW −92bnKRW −105bnKRW +193bn
KOSPI 200 FuturesKRW +1.04tnKRW −1.29tnKRW +247bn

Net buying = buys minus sells

03. Cumulative Flows: Last 5 Sessions

MarketForeignInstitutionRetail
KOSPIKRW −6.07tnKRW +395bnKRW −1.31tn
KOSDAQKRW −129bnKRW −298bnKRW +421bn
KOSPI 200 FuturesKRW +78bnKRW +240bnKRW −283bn

Aug 20, 2026 – Aug 26, 2026

04. Rates · FX · Volatility

USD/KRWKRW=X
₩1,384.70
▼ 1.31 (−0.09%)
Aug 26, 2026 · 15:30 fixing
JPY/KRW (100)JPYKRW=X
₩870.58
▼ 1.41 (−0.16%)
Aug 26, 2026 · 15:30 fixing
Dollar IndexDX-Y.NYB
98.96
▲ +0.05 (+0.05%)
Aug 26, 2026 · Close
US 10Y^TNX
4.639%
▼ 6.5bp
Aug 25, 2026 · Close
VIX^VIX
15.65
▲ +0.20 (+1.29%)
Aug 26, 2026 · Close
Philadelphia Semiconductor^SOX
11,588.04
▲ +164.87 (+1.44%)
Aug 25, 2026 · Close

05. Commodities · Crypto

WTI CrudeCL=F
$80.22
▼ −2.14 (−2.60%)
Aug 26, 2026 · Close
GoldGC=F
$4,689.70
▲ +51.60 (+1.11%)
Aug 26, 2026 · Close
BitcoinBTC-USD
$78,923
▲ +357.77 (+0.46%)
Aug 26, 2026 · Close

06. Market Breadth

KOSPI

Advancers585
Decliners275
Unchanged47
Limit up2
Limit down0
Advance ratio 64.6%Decline ratio 30.3%

KOSDAQ

Advancers907
Decliners708
Unchanged111
Limit up8
Limit down0
Advance ratio 52.8%Decline ratio 40.8%

07. Top 10 by Market Cap

RankCompanyCloseChangeMarket cap
1Samsung ElectronicsKOSPI · 005930261,500+1.75%KRW 1,528.80tn
2SK hynixKOSPI · 0006601,688,000+0.60%KRW 1,233.07tn
3Samsung Electronics Pref.KOSPI · 005935196,800+1.18%KRW 157.91tn
4SK SquareKOSPI · 4023401,058,000−0.19%KRW 139.58tn
5Samsung Electro-MechanicsKOSPI · 0091501,330,000−2.35%KRW 99.34tn
6Hyundai MotorKOSPI · 005380408,000−3.09%KRW 83.54tn
7LG Energy SolutionKOSPI · 373220351,000+0.43%KRW 82.13tn
8Samsung BiologicsKOSPI · 2079401,599,000+0.88%KRW 74.02tn
9Samsung C&TKOSPI · 028260387,500+5.59%KRW 62.84tn
10032830KOSPI · 032830309,500+8.60%KRW 61.90tn

08. Short Selling

KOSPI

Short valueKRW 1.51tn
Value ratio4.9%

KOSDAQ

Short valueKRW 253.5bn
Value ratio4.7%

Top 5 by Short Value

  1. 1. Samsung Electronics Pref.KOSPIKRW 272.5bn
  2. 2. SK hynixKOSPIKRW 272.4bn
  3. 3. Samsung ElectronicsKOSPIKRW 144.5bn
  4. 4. Hyundai MotorKOSPIKRW 68.0bn
  5. 5. Doosan EnerbilityKOSPIKRW 41.4bn

Top 5 by Short Ratio

  1. 1. 097955KOSPI45.9%
  2. 2. 047810KOSPI36.7%
  3. 3. 047050KOSPI35.3%
  4. 4. 074430KOSDAQ34.9%
  5. 5. 002320KOSPI33.2%

Sources: KRX, Naver Finance, Yonhap Infomax, Yahoo Finance

For reference only; not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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