Kospi
KOSPI · Market Index
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Overview
Kospi (KOSPI) is a market index tracked. It last traded at 6,813.34, up 8.21% over the past 24 hours. Trading volume came in at 0.
- Ticker
- KOSPI
- Type
- Market Index
Historical Chart
Kospi price chart, 1M range. Current price 6,813.34. Up 8.21% over the selected range.
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Technical Indicators
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What Is Kospi?
The KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) tracks all common stocks listed on the main board of the Korea Exchange and is South Korea's principal equity benchmark, with a base date of January 4, 1980.
The index is weighted heavily toward large technology and industrial conglomerates — semiconductor, electronics, shipbuilding, and automotive companies make up an outsized share of both the index and the broader South Korean economy — which makes the KOSPI closely tied to global technology-hardware demand cycles and export activity.
How Kospi Is Priced
Kospi is a market index, not a single tradable security — its value is a weighted average of the prices of the companies or assets it tracks, recalculated continuously as those underlying prices move. Investors can't buy the index directly; exposure typically comes through index funds, ETFs, or futures contracts designed to track it. Because it aggregates many holdings, an index's day-to-day move reflects the combined performance of its constituents rather than any single company's news.