Daily Korea Market Report · as of 2026-08-12 close
The KOSPI closed at 6,579.04, up 3.68% on the day. It remains -27.8% below its recent peak. Our system’s Korea crash gate is currently blocking new entries — a high-volatility regime. Overall regime call: INFLATION.
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KOSPI Close
6,579.04
+3.68% · -27.8% vs peak
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Volatility (20d realized)
101.6
Panic ≥40
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USD/KRW
1,417.2
-0.01% · 1M -5.4%
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Regime
INFLATION
🔴 Entries blocked
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📝 Market Wrap
■ Market Overview & Leaders
KOSPI rocketed 6,579.04, up 3.68%, vastly outpacing regional peers—Nikkei 225 +0.83% to 67,524.06 and TAIEX +0.88% to 45,518.07. KOSDAQ lagged with a modest +0.13% to 858.92. The rally was tech-concentrated: LG Electronics surged 13.1%, Samsung Electronics +6.7%, Samsung Electro-Mechanics +5.8%, Samsung SDI +5.7%, and SK Hynix +5.5%, with Temasek investment headlines fueling chip-sector enthusiasm. Losers included Celltrion (-4.0%), Kakao (-2.8%), Woori Financial (-2.4%), Samsung Fire & Marine (-2.0%) and Coway (-1.8%). USD/KRW held flat at 1,417.18.
■ Flows & Breadth
Large-cap breadth was surprisingly narrow at 21 advancers versus 19 decliners among 40 names—a stark divergence from the headline 3.68% index gain, underscoring how heavily semiconductor/AI megacaps drove the move. Headlines note Korean retail investors, battered by prior AI-bet losses, have been rotating capital toward Wall Street even as the index snaps back. The system risk gate remains blocked amid a high-volatility regime.
■ Takeaway
This index-breadth gap signals concentration risk foreign investors should watch closely—narrow leadership is prone to sharp reversals if chip momentum fades. The active volatility gate reinforces that caution remains warranted despite the headline surge. 📈
📊 Market Snapshot
| Index | Close | 1D | 5D | 1M | vs Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI | 6,579.04 | +3.68% | -0.3% | -3.3% | -27.8% |
| KOSDAQ | 858.92 | +0.13% | +7.4% | +7.5% | -30.0% |
| S&P 500 | 7,728.20 | -0.32% | -0.1% | +2.8% | -0.4% |
| USD/KRW | 1,417.2 | -0.01% | -0.8% | -5.4% | -8.8% |
| Nikkei 225 | 67,524 | +0.83% | +5.6% | -1.5% | -6.7% |
| Taiwan TAIEX | 45,518 | +0.88% | +2.0% | +1.7% | -4.7% |
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🏷️ Large-Cap Movers (Today)
| Gainers | Chg | Losers | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG전자 | +13.1% | 셀트리온 | -4.0% |
| 삼성전자 | +6.7% | 카카오 | -2.8% |
| 삼성전기 | +5.8% | 우리금융지주 | -2.4% |
| 삼성SDI | +5.7% | 삼성화재 | -2.0% |
| SK하이닉스 | +5.5% | 코웨이 | -1.8% |
Large-cap breadth: 21 up · 19 down (of 40)
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🔄 Sector Rotation
| Sector | 1M | 3M | Score | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 부동산/리츠 | +91.9% | +105.4% | 96.5 | — |
| 유틸리티 | +6.3% | -32.1% | 5.9 | Defensive |
| 반도체/IT | +5.2% | -25.2% | 5.2 | Growth |
| 통신/인터넷 | +11.3% | -4.0% | 1.5 | Growth |
| 에너지 | +10.8% | -2.1% | 1.0 | Defensive |
| 방산/산업재 | +9.0% | -10.9% | -0.4 | — |
| 금융 | +6.4% | -8.0% | -1.0 | Defensive |
| 화학/소재 | +10.2% | -13.0% | -1.5 | Growth |
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📐 Market Breadth
(40 names)
| Above 200-DMA | Above 50-DMA | Up over 1M | 52-wk highs | 52-wk lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62% | 40% | 65% | 0% | 0% |
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📰 Headlines (English coverage of Korea)
- $19 Billion AI Bet Backfires as Korean Retail Suffers Worst KOSPI Crash Since 2008 — Yahoo Finance
- Shares are mostly higher in Asia, with Kospi up 4%, while oil prices gain — WKMG
- Kosdaq trounces Kospi with 7% gain as biotech, chip gear stocks surge — kedglobal.com
- Korean ‘ants’ swarm back to Wall Street as KOSPI rout dents homecoming drive — Reuters
- Temasek investment plans lift Samsung, SK Hynix and KOSPI (SKHY:NASDAQ) — Seeking Alpha
- Shares are mostly higher in Asia, with Kospi up 4%, while oil prices gain — Temple Daily Telegram
- Shares are mostly higher in Asia, with Kospi up 4%, while oil prices gain — Ottumwa Courier
- KOSPI Surge Triggers Buy Sidecar, Semiconductor Stocks Jump — 조선일보
Headlines are credited to their publishers — click a headline to open the original article.
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🌐 Macro Dashboard
| Indicator | Level | 1M | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 10Y yield | 0.83 | — | ▼ |
| Dollar Index (DXY) | 119.06 | -1.2% | — |
| Gold | 4,456 | +9.7% | — |
| WTI Crude | 82.00 | +3.5% | — |
| Bitcoin | 63,593 | -4.4% | — |
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🌡️ Regime & Risk Diagnosis
- Regime call: INFLATION — Inflationary — growth with rising price pressure
- Allocation guide: Tilt toward real assets and value
- Crash gate: 🔴 Blocking new entries
- 5-day index return +0.7% (threshold -8%) · 20-day realized vol 101.6 (threshold 40) — the system automatically resumes new entries once both metrics normalize.
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🎯 System Watchlist
Sectors in focus: 금융 11 names · 반도체/IT 4 names · 필수소비재 3 names · 화학/소재 1 names · 바이오/헬스 1 names
| Name | Mkt | Sector | Style | Score | Target | Stop | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 한화생명 | KR | 금융 | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 코스맥스비티아이 | KR | 금융 | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 동국홀딩스 | KR | 금융 | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| LS | KR | 금융 | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 스틱인베스트먼트 | KR | 금융 | Squeeze | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 오리온 | KR | 필수소비재 | Swing | 90 | +29.2% | -14.6% | Watching |
| 롯데정밀화학 | KR | 화학/소재 | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 삼성전자 | KR | 반도체/IT | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 현대지에프홀딩스 | KR | 금융 | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 무학 | KR | 필수소비재 | Squeeze | 90 | +17.3% | -8.6% | Watching |
| DB손해보험 | KR | 금융 | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 코리아써키트 | KR | 반도체/IT | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
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🩺 System Health Check
- Risk gate: 🔴 Blocking new entries
- [KR Crash Gate] 실현변동성 20일 101.6 ≥ 40 — 패닉 국면, 신규 진입 차단
- Circuit breaker: 🟢 Normal
- Entry attempts blocked by the gate today: 23
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🤖 System Trading Status
No positions closed today.
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Published 2026-08-12 15:51 KST
For information only — not investment advice or a solicitation. All investment decisions are your own responsibility.
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