{
  "id": 19588854,
  "title": "[Opening Market] KOSPI and KOSDAQ in a Tug-of-War over 5,400 and 700 Marks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/opening-market-kospi-and-kosdaq-in-a-tug-of-war-over-5-400-and-700",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T02:52:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=281105"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 12, the South Korean domestic stock market, the KOSPI and KOSDAQ, engaged in a close battle over the 5,400 and 700 mark thresholds, respectively. Despite factors such as the rebound in artificial intelligence (AI) related stocks in the U.S. and the strength of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, the KOSPI managed to hold onto the 5,390 mark, while the KOSDAQ struggled to maintain its recent upward momentum. The KOSPI opened at 5,385.93 points, gaining 0.20% from the previous day, while the KOSDAQ commenced trading at 700.88, experiencing a decline of 0.60% from the prior day.",
  "summary": "On the morning of Nov. 12, the domestic stock market is engaging in a tight tug-of-war as short-term profit-taking from the recent two-day surge and supply and demand volatility on the November options expiration date overlap, despite the tailwind of a rebound in artificial intelligence (AI) related",
  "key_points": [
    "KOSPI held at 5,400 mark on November 12",
    "KOSDAQ struggled to maintain 700 mark",
    "AI stocks rebounded in U.S. market"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The divergence between the KOSPI and KOSDAQ suggests that global semiconductor strength is failing to provide a unified lift across all sectors of the South Korean domestic equity market.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}