KOSPI in One Year: Reading South Korea's Stock Market Through the I Ching's Fullness and Emptiness
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) has taken a route few predicted over the past year: past 3,000 in June 2025, past 4,000 in October, closing 2025 at 4,214. In 2026 it moved through 5,000, 6,000, and 8,000, first touching 9,000 intraday on June 18 and reaching an all-time high of 9,114.55 on June 22. Then came the reversal. By July 30 the index was 38.63% below its peak, erasing about 2,877 trillion won of market value in 38 days — more than South Korea’s annual GDP. On July 31 it rebounded 17.91%, its largest one-day gain ever, to close at 6,595.45.
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