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COSPI and Samjeon's Biggest Performance Plummeted 3.7%... KOSDAQ Also Fell 4.8% ↓

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The KOSPI closed lower on the 12th, returning from the Hangeul Day holiday, continuing its downward trend for the fourth consecutive trading day. The index finished the session at 6,384.24, down 241.69 points (3.65%) from the previous close, marking a decline approximately one month after falling 3.99% on the 2nd of last month.

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The KOSPI closed lower on the 12th, returning from the Hangeul Day holiday, continuing its downward trend for the fourth consecutive trading day. The index finished the session at 6,384.24, down 241.69 points (3.65%) from the previous close, marking a decline approximately one month after falling 3.99% on the 2nd of last month.

The South Korean stock market plummeted in the aftermath of the "OpenAI bubble theory" that emerged during the Hangeul Day holiday. With net selling amounting to 2 trillion won by foreign investors, the KOSPI index successively fell below the 6,500 and 6,400 levels in a single day. According to the Korea Exchange on the 12th, the KOSPI index closed at 6,384.24, down 241.69 points (3.65%) from the previous close. This is the largest drop in abou…

Stock markets in the wider Asia and Pacific region closed with mixed trends in the new week of sessions on Monday (12/10) with developments around the conflict in the Middle East and oil supply concerns still in focus.Against this backdrop, in South Korea, the Kospi fell. up 3.65% to 6,384.24 points. At the same time, in China the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.43 percent to 3,797.24 points, while India moved lower and the Nifty index lost 0.57…

[Digital Daily Reporter Kang Ki-hoon] The domestic stock market, which resumed trading after the Hangeul Day holiday, plummeted due to massive selling by foreign investors. The KOSPI fell by more than 3%, giving up the 6,400 mark, while the KOSDAQ also dropped by nearly 5%. Amid dampened investor sentiment caused by concerns overheating in U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) investment and weakness in semiconductor stocks, selling pressure also co…

The KOSPI, which resumed trading following the Hangeul Day holiday, plunged 3.65% to close at 6,384.24. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dragged the index down as they each fell in the 4% range, and most of the top-performing stocks by market capitalization also showed weakness. The KOSDAQ also dropped 4.83%.

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Seoul Shinmun (서울신문) broke the news on Monday, October 12, 2026.
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