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KOSPI Fights Fiercely to Defend 6,000 Milestone, Dips Below Threshold Intraday The KOSPI plummeted by over 11% today, dropping below the 6,000 mark during trading. SBS Jul 28, 2026 5:29 PM

KOSPI Plummets Nearly 30% This Month, Erasing 2 Trillion Won in Market Cap Amid Record-Breaking Drop The KOSPI plunged by nearly 30% this month alone, causing record-breaking milestones set in the first half of the year to collapse one after another. SBS Jul 28, 2026 5:24 PM

Retail Investors Pour in 15 Trillion Won, but Single-Stock Leverage ETFs Halve in Value Within Two Months As single-stock leverage exchange-traded funds —totaling 14 products—plummeted today , their share prices ultimately crashed to less than half of their listing prices. SBS Jul 28, 2026 5:21 PM

KOSPI Plunges Below 6,000 Intraday As Foreigners Net-Sell 5 Trillion Won in Samsung, SK Hynix The domestic stock market suffered a historic plunge today , with the KOSPI dropping more than 10% in a single day. SBS Jul 28, 2026 5:07 PM

Entering an Era of 10 Million Elderly, Double the Youth Population... "Rapid Aging Means Three People Must Support One" Last year, South Korea's elderly population aged 65 and older surpassed 20% of the total population for the first time. SBS Jul 28, 2026 5:07 PM

Kospi Volatility Index Soars Amid Market Plunge, Rebounding Sharply After 7 Sessions As the domestic stock market plummeted today , the Kospi 200 Volatility Index , often referred to as South Korea's "fear index," rebounded for the first time in seven trading sessions, surpassing the 80 mark. SBS Jul 28, 2026 5:04 PM

Stock Market Plummets on Black Tuesday: Kospi Drops 10.8%, Kosdaq 7.7% On this day, the Kosdaq plunged by the 8% range, briefly falling below the 700 mark during trading. SBS Jul 28, 2026 4:51 PM

Loan Restrictions Push Sellers to Offer Private Financing of Up to 2 Billion Won Apartment listings have appeared in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, advertising that the seller can provide up to 2 billion won in loans to the buyer. SBS Jul 28, 2026 4:12 PM

Samsung, SK Hynix Plummet 13% to 14% in Historic Crash Amid Heavy Foreign Selling On this day, the KOSPI closed down 732.09 points at 6,023.66, while the KOSDAQ index finished down 59.01 points at 705.85. SBS Jul 28, 2026 4:10 PM

HD Hyundai Electric Posts 37% Jump in Q2 Operating Profit on Semiconductor, Data Center Demand Revenue rose 26% year-on-year to 1.1418 trillion won. Net profit increased by 45.2% to 206.1 billion won. SBS Jul 28, 2026 3:51 PM