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KOSDAQ opens 0.37% lower at 789.84

🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul 11:23 Finance & markets Business3 Official updated 2 h ago first reported by 뉴시스

In short

The KOSDAQ index opened down 2.92 points, or 0.37%, at 789.84 on 22 October 2026. Four Korean outlets reported the opening figures within minutes of each other.

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The KOSDAQ index opened at 789.84 on 22 October 2026, down 2.92 points, or 0.37%, according to Yonhap, Asia Economy, Newsis and Seoul Economic Daily. Yonhap and Asia Economy published their items at 09:01 local time, Newsis at 09:02 and Seoul Economic Daily at 09:05. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]

The documents contain only headlines and brief summaries. They give no reason for the decline and no detail on individual stocks or trading volume. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]

Why it matters

The documents give only the opening level and the size of the fall, so they give no basis for judging wider significance. It is a routine market-open report.

Key facts

  • The KOSDAQ index opened at 789.84. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
  • The opening level was down 2.92 points, or 0.37%. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
  • The figures were published on 22 October 2026 between 09:01 and 09:05 local time. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]

Confirmed by several sources

  • KOSDAQ opened 2.92 points (0.37%) lower at 789.84, as reported by Yonhap, Asia Economy, Newsis and Seoul Economic Daily. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]

Still unclear

  • What drove the market's opening move is not stated. The documents are headlines and short summaries and give no cause or context.

What local media are saying

Official sourcesYonhap published the opening figures in a short market-open item: 789.84, down 2.92 points (0.37%). [ 1 ]
Business mediaAsia Economy, Newsis and Seoul Economic Daily reported the same opening level and decline; Newsis labelled its item as breaking news. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]

Timeline, local time

  1. Yonhap and Asia Economy publish KOSDAQ opening figures: 789.84, down 2.92 points (0.37%). [ 1 , 2 ]
  2. Newsis publishes the same opening figures. [ 3 ]
  3. Seoul Economic Daily publishes the same opening figures. [ 4 ]