The Seoul stock market, for readers abroad

The KOSPI in won and in dollars and the companies that make up its value, from Korean exchange, government and central bank data published after the market close.

KOSPI in won and in dollars

KOSPI up 34.0% in 2026 through Nov. 3, up 43.8% in dollar terms

KOSPI in won+34.04%
KOSPI in dollars+43.84%

The KOSPI rose 34.0% in won and 43.8% in dollars from Dec. 30, 2025, to Nov. 3. The won closed at 1,341.0 per dollar on Nov. 3 against 1,439.0 on Dec. 30, a 7.3% gain that added 9.8 percentage points to the return for a dollar-based holder.

What's in the KOSPI

Samsung Electronics, SK hynix are 51.3% of KOSPI value on Nov. 3

Half of the 4,488 trillion won in KOSPI common stocks sat in the two largest of 801 companies. Without the top two, the rest of the market lost 2.60% in value on Nov. 3, compared with a loss of 3.60% for all common stocks and a 3.59% fall in the KOSPI index.