KOSPI Narrows Losses After Circuit Breaker, Reclaims 5,000 Mark

KOSPI pares losses, narrowing its decline from over 8% to around 4%
KOSDAQ also narrows losses

The KOSPI reversed course and narrowed its losses after falling below the 5,000 mark and triggering a circuit breaker.

As of 12:18 p.m. on Nov. 6, the KOSPI was trading at 5,165.12, down 4.06% from the previous session. Earlier in the morning, the index had fallen more than 8% from the previous day, triggering a Level 1 circuit breaker. It then reversed course and was trading down in the 4% range.

By investor group, foreign investors were net sellers of 1.1764 trillion won, while individual and institutional investors were net buyers of 136.2 billion won and 792.2 billion won, respectively.

By sector, most were lower, with the exception of pharmaceuticals (up 0.6%) and telecommunications (up 0.03%). Medical and precision instruments fell 6.69%, while electrical and electronics dropped 5.53%, securities 5.21%, machinery and equipment 4.9%, manufacturing 4.6%, and distribution 3.06%.

The status of the domestic stock market is displayed on an electronic board in the dealing room at Hana Bank's headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Nov. 6, 2026, after the KOSPI plunged more than 8% shortly after opening, triggering a circuit breaker. Photo by Kang Jinhyung.

Among the largest companies by market capitalization, most were lower, with the exception of Hanjin KAL (up 13.4%), NAVER (up 1.4%), Samsung Biologics (up 1.3%), Samsung SDS (up 1.2%), Kakao (up 1%), Kia (up 1%), and KT (up 0.5%). Hyosung Heavy Industries fell 10.3%, while LS ELECTRIC dropped 9%, SK Square 8.7%, Samsung Electro-Mechanics 8.5%, Doosan Enerbility 7.7%, SK hynix 7.4%, and SK 7.3%. Samsung Electronics also fell 5%.

The KOSDAQ also narrowed its losses. At the same time, the KOSDAQ index was trading at 654.7, down 3.49%. The index had fallen as much as 6% earlier in the morning, triggering a sell-sidecar, but recouped some of its losses and remained down in the 3% range.

By investor group, foreign and individual investors were net sellers of 155.9 billion won and 16.2 billion won, respectively, while institutional investors were net buyers of 169 billion won.

Among the largest KOSDAQ companies by market capitalization, gainers and decliners were mixed. PharmaResearch rose 5.7%, while Peptron gained 4.4%, Wonik Holdings 4.3%, Seojin System 3.6%, ROBOTIS 2.9%, and JYP Ent. 2.5%. In contrast, OliX fell 13.2%, while Eugene Technology dropped 12.9%, PSK Holdings 12.2%, PSK 12%, TES 11.9%, TSE 10.3%, TCK 10.2%, ISC 10.1%, and Hana Micron 10%.

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