Korean Stock Market Daily Report — July 02, 2026
Korean Stock Market Report: July 2, 2026 Market Overview South Korean equities suffered a sharp and broad-based selloff on Wednesday, July 2, 2026, as mounting concerns over a potential slowdown in global semiconductor demand triggered aggressive selling across the board. The KOSPI plunged 7.89% to close at 7,648.09, while the tech-heavy KOSDAQ fell 6.74% to settle at 866.72. The scale of today’s decline represents one of the most severe single-day drops in recent memory, with foreign institutional investors reportedly reversing positions in domestic equities and pushing net selling volumes to their highest levels since the global financial crisis. ...