KOSPI 8.95% plunge, 7,000breaks below key level·circuit breaker triggered
2026year 7month 13day, KOSPI fell by around 8% intraday to 6,806.93at the close, breaking below the 7,000line, and a circuit breaker was triggered. Reports said trading volume fell and retail investors’ buying power was also exhausted.
KOSPI 2026year 7month 13day plunged sharply in a single day, shaking investors’ trading sentiment. The closing price that day was 6,806.93, and the index fell by 669.01 points, or 8.95% from the previous day.
During the session, the decline widened to around 9%, breaking below the 7,000line. In the process, the market triggered a circuit breaker and trading was temporarily halted.
Several reports pointed out that overall trading volume fell that day. There were also observations that the buying power, or balances, of retail investors, often called 'ants,' had been exhausted.
Some securities firms said they viewed this decline as a bottom and even suggested a target index level of 1ten thousand1,450 points. Meanwhile, other reports said short-term volatility is very high.
Institutional and foreign investor trading trends showed different patterns during the trading session and after the close, respectively. Specific buy and sell volumes by stock can be confirmed in each securities firm’s and the exchange’s tally data.
The Korea Exchange announced that the circuit breaker had been triggered and later informed the resumption time. Related disclosures and time-by-time execution data can be confirmed through exchange materials.