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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+17.9%31 Jul 2026Max
  2. 2−12.1%4 Mar 2026Max
  3. 3−10.8%28 Jul 2026Very High
  4. 4−10.0%23 Jun 2026High
  5. 5+9.6%5 Mar 2026Moderate

Every day, by size of move

242 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max62.5%
  • Very High41.7%
  • High41.7%
  • Moderate83.3%
  • Low7932.6%
  • Very Low14158.3%

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, KOSPI moves about 1.6% up or down. That is livelier than 9 in 10 indexes we follow.

Region · Asia-Pacific

JPN225Japan Nikkei 225HK50Hong Kong Hang Seng IndexCHINAHHang Seng China Enterprises IndexSHCOMPChina Shanghai CompositeTWNMSCI Taiwan IndexIN50India Nifty 50AUS200Australia S&P/ASX 200

Region · South Korea

005930Samsung ElectronicsEWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF

In the news

Recent headlines about South Korea KOSPI Composite, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01The Korea Daily8 hours agoKorea Composite Stock Price Index — Brokerages Slash Targets by 5x
  2. 02TradingKey15 hours agoJapan and South Korea Stocks Open Lower; Kospi Falls Over 2%, SK Hynix Drops More Than 4%, SoftBank Down Over 3%
  3. 03TradingView1 day agoStocks rebound into key tech earnings: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week
  4. 04www.marketscreener.com1 day agoChip Panic: Should You Flee South Korea?
  5. 05富途牛牛2 days agoSelling pressure on chip stocks eased, South Korean stocks turned from losses to gains, U.S. stock futures rebounded, and oil prices retreated.
  6. 06TradingKey2 days agoJapan, South Korea Stocks Weaken in Early Trading; Kospi Drops Over 1%, Nikkei 225 Falls Over 1.7%, SoftBank Drops Over 4%