Main stock market's turnover falls to year-to-date low in August
Turnover of Korea's main bourse hit the lowest level so far this year in August, after a sharp plunge in the stock market in July, data showed Tuesday. The average daily turnover of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) stood at slightly over 25.7 trillion won ($18.2 billion) this month, according to the data from the Korea Exchange. It was the lowest tally since January this year, when…
In August, the turnover of Korea's main stock market, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), reached its lowest level throughout the year, according to data released on Tuesday. The average daily turnover of the KOSPI in August was just over 25.7 trillion won ($18.2 billion), as reported by the Korea Exchange. This marked the lowest tally since January of the same year, when the daily turnover reached 27 trillion won.
The figure had surged to over 50 trillion won in both May and June, during the KOSPI's bullish period. Since the significant downturn in July, the average daily turnover had declined to 36.8 trillion won last month. Kim Seok-hwan, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities, explained that the recent decrease in daily turnover was a result of the normalization of stock transactions that had become excessive in the first half of 2026.
Written by urgent.news from The Korea Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
