Overview

• The benchmark index rose 0.9% to 3,344.2, notching a new all-time high and an eight-session winning streak.
• Foreign investors bought about 300 billion won and institutions purchased 812.3 billion won as retail traders sold roughly 1.1 trillion won for profit-taking.
• President Lee Jae Myung signaled flexibility on a proposed cut to the capital-gains tax threshold, reinforcing sentiment around market revitalization.
• Chip, battery, defense and shipbuilding names led gains, with SK hynix closing at a record 307,000 won alongside advances in Samsung Electronics, LG Energy Solution and Hanwha Aerospace.
• U.S. producer prices fell for the first time in four months, boosting rate-cut bets; the won eased to 1,391.8 per dollar and bond yields slipped, while some crypto analysts noted past KOSPI–Bitcoin peaks have aligned, cautioning this pattern is not a definitive signal.