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Korea Stock Market Close: Aug 31, 2026

KOSPI 6,820.02 (+0.46%)KOSDAQ 834.29 (−0.49%)Foreign KRW −640bnUSD/KRW ₩1,368.50

Aug 31, 2026 · Regular session close, 15:30 KST

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

01. Major Indices

KOSPI^KS11
6,820.02
▲ +31.14 (+0.46%)
Open
6,613.58
High
6,820.10
Low
6,547.76
Prev.
6,788.88
Aug 31, 2026 · Close
KOSDAQ^KQ11
834.29
▼ −4.12 (−0.49%)
Open
821.67
High
835.50
Low
805.14
Prev.
838.41
Aug 31, 2026 · Close
NASDAQ Composite^IXIC
26,541.35
▲ +411.15 (+1.57%)
Open
26,356.98
High
26,553.90
Low
26,273.87
Prev.
26,130.20
Aug 27, 2026 · Close
Dow Jones^DJI
53,569.44
▲ +105.56 (+0.20%)
Open
53,613.66
High
53,707.62
Low
53,345.62
Prev.
53,463.88
Aug 27, 2026 · Close
S&P 500^GSPC
7,730.99
▲ +55.29 (+0.72%)
Open
7,710.34
High
7,741.27
Low
7,689.89
Prev.
7,675.70
Aug 27, 2026 · Close

02. Investor Flows (Daily)

MarketForeignInstitutionRetail
KOSPIKRW −640bnKRW −792bnKRW −145bn
KOSDAQKRW −54bnKRW −202bnKRW +253bn
KOSPI 200 FuturesKRW +361bnKRW +33bnKRW −305bn

Net buying = buys minus sells

03. Cumulative Flows: Last 5 Sessions

MarketForeignInstitutionRetail
KOSPIKRW −5.29tnKRW +134bnKRW −2.83tn
KOSDAQKRW +189bnKRW −413bnKRW +232bn
KOSPI 200 FuturesKRW +3.50tnKRW −3.20tnKRW −207bn

Aug 25, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026

04. Rates · FX · Volatility

USD/KRWKRW=X
₩1,368.50
▼ 2.21 (−0.16%)
Aug 31, 2026 · 15:30 fixing
JPY/KRW (100)JPYKRW=X
₩856.09
▼ 5.54 (−0.64%)
Aug 31, 2026 · 15:30 fixing
Dollar IndexDX-Y.NYB
99.62
▲ +0.46 (+0.47%)
Aug 31, 2026 · Close
US 10Y^TNX
4.672%
▲ 0.8bp
Aug 27, 2026 · Close
VIX^VIX
14.51
▼ −0.70 (−4.60%)
Aug 27, 2026 · Close
Philadelphia Semiconductor^SOX
11,882.17
▲ +270.93 (+2.33%)
Aug 27, 2026 · Close

05. Commodities · Crypto

WTI CrudeCL=F
$85.54
▲ +2.14 (+2.57%)
Aug 31, 2026 · Close
GoldGC=F
$4,490.50
▲ +12.40 (+0.28%)
Aug 31, 2026 · Close
BitcoinBTC-USD
$78,052
▲ +221.90 (+0.29%)
Aug 31, 2026 · Close

06. Market Breadth

KOSPI

Advancers366
Decliners489
Unchanged54
Limit up0
Limit down1
Advance ratio 40.2%Decline ratio 53.8%

KOSDAQ

Advancers741
Decliners889
Unchanged105
Limit up8
Limit down0
Advance ratio 43.0%Decline ratio 51.0%

07. Top 10 by Market Cap

RankCompanyCloseChangeMarket cap
1Samsung ElectronicsKOSPI · 005930260,000+1.17%KRW 1,520.03tn
2SK hynixKOSPI · 0006601,674,000+1.27%KRW 1,222.84tn
3Samsung Electronics Pref.KOSPI · 005935186,500−0.16%KRW 149.64tn
4SK SquareKOSPI · 4023401,037,000+0.88%KRW 136.81tn
5Samsung Electro-MechanicsKOSPI · 0091501,458,000+2.60%KRW 108.90tn
6LG Energy SolutionKOSPI · 373220378,000+2.16%KRW 88.45tn
7Hyundai MotorKOSPI · 005380403,500+1.00%KRW 82.62tn
8Samsung BiologicsKOSPI · 2079401,518,000+2.15%KRW 70.27tn
9KB Financial GroupKOSPI · 105560173,300+0.99%KRW 61.47tn
10032830KOSPI · 032830306,000−1.29%KRW 61.20tn

08. Short Selling

KOSPI

Short valueKRW 1.70tn
Value ratio5.1%

KOSDAQ

Short valueKRW 376.6bn
Value ratio5.9%

Top 5 by Short Value

  1. 1. Samsung ElectronicsKOSPIKRW 393.3bn
  2. 2. SK hynixKOSPIKRW 344.1bn
  3. 3. 042700KOSPIKRW 64.0bn
  4. 4. LG Energy SolutionKOSPIKRW 45.1bn
  5. 5. Samsung Electro-MechanicsKOSPIKRW 43.7bn

Top 5 by Short Ratio

  1. 1. 080160KOSDAQ48.5%
  2. 2. 097955KOSPI33.4%
  3. 3. 074430KOSDAQ32.7%
  4. 4. 161580KOSDAQ32.4%
  5. 5. 033270KOSPI31.1%

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

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

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