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KOSPI Extends Rally to Seven Sessions With Three-Year High

Optimism over a U.S.-China trade framework has driven sustained foreign inflows, lifting South Korea’s benchmark share index to its longest winning streak since January 2022.

An electronic signboard at a dealing room at Hana Bank in central Seoul shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) surpassed the 2,900-point mark for the first time in over three years on June 11, 2025. (Yonhap)
A dealing room at Hana Bank in central Seoul on June 12, 2025 (Yonhap)
A dealing room at Hana Bank in central Seoul on June 11, 2025 (Yonhap)
A dealing room at Hana Bank in central Seoul on June 11, 2025. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • The KOSPI added 17.38 points, or 0.60%, to reach 2,924.42 by late morning trading on June 12, marking the seventh consecutive session of gains.
  • Foreign investors fuelled the opening rally with a seventh straight day of net buying before profit-taking emerged in late trading, and domestic institutions also boosted their holdings.
  • U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick described London trade talks as “really, really well,” and officials from Washington and Beijing agreed on a framework to resolve rare earth and technology disputes.
  • Sector leaders in batteries and shipbuilding outpaced the broader market, with LG Energy Solution up 2.91%, POSCO Future M rising 5.16% and Hanwha Ocean advancing 6.93%.
  • President Lee Jae-myung’s pledge to usher in a “KOSPI 5,000 era” has reinforced optimistic sentiment alongside ongoing global economic and geopolitical developments.