The facts
The benchmark returned above 6,000 for the first time since 14 October. Its intraday high was 6,032.28. [1][2]
The Korea Exchange suspended program-trading buy orders for Kospi-listed stocks for five minutes shortly before 11 a.m., Yonhap reported. This was not a halt to all share trading. [2]
Aju Press reported that the separate Kosdaq index closed at 771.28, up 27.45 points, or 3.69%, from the previous session. [1]
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 29 Oct 2026, 03:14 UTC.
The exchange’s original closing-data table was not directly retrieved. Separately owned Aju Press and Yonhap reports agree on the Kospi’s closing value, point gain, percentage and intraday high. Values are index points and closing-session comparisons, not individual share prices.
- KOSPI Surges Past 6000 Mark After SK Hynix Reports Record Earnings
Aju Press · Reporting · 28 Oct 2026
Used for index data; an inconsistent individual-stock price-change figure in the report is not adopted.
- Seoul shares soar over 6% on revived AI optimism, SK hynix earnings
Yonhap, via The Korea Herald · Reporting · 28 Oct 2026
Yonhap wire reporting, separately owned from Aju. Identifies the program-buy suspension and distinguishes it from overall trading.