KOSPI Closes at 6,800, Down 1%; KOSDAQ Falls Below 900 After One Day

The KOSPI closed down more than 1% at the 6,800 level. The KOSDAQ, which topped 900 the previous day for the first time in more than three months, fell more than 2% and dropped back below 900.

Employees monitor stock markets and exchange rates in the dealing room at Hana Bank's headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 29th. The KOSPI opened at 6,844.41, down 45.33 points (0.66%) from the previous session, while the KOSDAQ opened at 843.87, down 2.71 points (0.32%). Sep. 29, 2026. Photo by Jo Yongjun

On Oct. 7, the KOSPI closed at 6,803.90, down 137.49 points (1.98%) from the previous session.

Foreign and institutional investors were the biggest sellers. Foreign investors and institutions recorded net sales of KRW 2.6087 trillion and KRW 668.4 billion, respectively, while individual investors recorded net purchases of KRW 2.557 trillion.

Most sectors fell. Medical precision instruments (+5.86%), entertainment and culture (+3.95%), and textiles and apparel (+1.51%) rose, while metals (-4.14%), transportation equipment and parts (-3.54%), and machinery and equipment (-2.50%) declined.

Most of the 20 largest stocks by market capitalization also fell. Four stocks, including KB Financial Group (+0.96%), Celltrion (+0.60%), and LG Energy Solution (+0.26%), closed higher, while 16 stocks, including Hanwha Aerospace (-4.99%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (-4.88%), and Samsung Electro-Mechanics (-4.24%), closed lower.

The KOSDAQ closed at 898.43, down 21.49 points (2.34%) from the previous session.

Individual investors recorded net purchases of KRW 503.2 billion, while foreign investors and institutions recorded net sales of KRW 265.1 billion and KRW 215.7 billion, respectively.

Most sectors fell. Entertainment and culture (+1.66%), pharmaceuticals (+0.33%), and food, beverages, and tobacco (+0.10%) were the only three sectors to rise, while the remaining sectors, including machinery and equipment (-4.87%), transportation equipment and parts (-3.16%), and financials (-3.03%), declined.

Most of the 20 largest stocks by market capitalization also fell. Two stocks, including PSK Holdings (+3.55%) and TSE (+0.80%), rose, while stocks including JUSUNG Engineering (-11.13%), PSK (-10.91%), and Wonik IPS (-7.22%) declined.

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