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Korea’s KOSPI Fell Harder Each Day of a Three-Day Week

2026-10-11 by Mr. Gat

Number card: KOSPI -5.4% vs KOSDAQ -0.1% over the three Seoul sessions of Oct. 6-8, 2026.

Korea traded only three sessions this week. KOSPI fell 0.89%, 1.98%, then 2.62%, 5.39% in all, while KOSDAQ ended down 0.11%. What it means for EWY holders.

Korea’s Foreigners Sold All Five Days, but Less Each Day

2026-10-042026-10-04 by Mr. Gat

Number card reading "3.2 -> 0.14": daily foreign net selling on the KOSPI market fell from about 3.2 trillion won to 0.14 trillion won over Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 2026.

Korea’s first week after Chuseok: foreigners net sold all five sessions, but daily selling fell from ₩3.2T to ₩0.14T. KOSPI ended −1.09%, KOSDAQ +5.78%.

Korea’s State Fuel Deal Grew 19% at the Same Stated Volume

2026-10-01 by Mr. Gat

Number card reading "+18.9%": the contract value of SK Energy's renewed fuel deal with Korea National Oil Corporation, at the same stated volume of 1.3 billion liters.

SK Energy’s renewed fuel deal with Korea’s state oil company is ₩2.21 trillion, up 18.9% on the same stated 1.3 billion liters. What it shows.

Korea: Foreigners Sold ₩2.9T, and KOSPI Fell Just 0.27%

2026-09-29 by Mr. Gat

Number card reading "−0.27%" — KOSPI's KRX close on September 29, 2026, the day foreign investors net sold ₩2.9 trillion.

Foreigners net sold ₩2.9 trillion of Korean stocks on Sept 29, yet KOSPI fell just 0.27%. 74% of that selling hit two stocks: SK Hynix and Samsung.

What Moves EWY When Korea Is Closed? Not Korea.

2026-09-23 by Mr. Gat

Seoul is shut for four days from September 24. New York trades two of them. Here is what actually sets EWY’s price and its NAV while Korea has no price.

Seoul Held Three Meetings on the Fed. The Won Fell Anyway.

2026-09-232026-09-19 by Mr. Gat

Quote card: Priced in - three meetings, two days, one currency move, Seoul September 17 to 18

The Fed hiked. Seoul held two 8 AM meetings, then a third. The index barely moved in won, and EWY fell 3.9% in dollars. Here is what Seoul said and did not say.

Korea’s Fed Day: Seoul Opened +0.9%, Closed −0.04%

2026-09-232026-09-17 by Mr. Gat

Number card: KOSPI gapped up 0.9 percent and closed down 0.04 percent on Fed day

The Fed raised rates at 3 AM Seoul time. New York traded two more hours. Seoul traded the next six and a half, and spent them erasing the overnight gap.