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Kospi (KOSPI) index history

Every KRX trading session of Kospi from Dec 11, 1996 to Sep 28, 2026: 7,333 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 15, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.

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KOSPI adjusted close, 1996 to 2026

KOSPIKospi
₩6,890+103.5% over one year
200020052010201520202025
₩9,115
All time high, 2026
₩9,386
52 week high, ₩3,413 low
7,333
Daily sessions since 1996

Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1996 to 2026 series and minute bars.

KOSPI key facts

  • Kospi (KOSPI) closed at ₩6,890 on Sep 28, 2026 on KRX.
  • KOSPI's all time high close is ₩9,115, set on Jun 22, 2026; its all time low close is ₩280.00 on Jun 16, 1998.
  • KOSPI's 52 week range is ₩3,413 to ₩9,386.
  • KOSPI returned +103.5% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +122.4% over five years.
  • Over ten years KOSPI returned +236%, +12.9% a year compounded.
  • KOSPI's deepest drawdown was -64.7% from Jun 17, 1997 to Jun 16, 1998.
  • DataCedar holds 7,333 daily sessions of KOSPI history from Dec 11, 1996 and minute bars from Sep 15, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.

KOSPI price chart, 1996 to 2026

KOSPI adjusted close, Dec 11, 1996 to Sep 28, 2026₩313.26₩925.88₩2,737₩8,088200020052010201520202025
Adjusted daily close, log scale. 260 sampled points across the full history; the API serves every session.

KOSPI returns

Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.

PeriodReturn
1 month+1.5%
3 months-18.1%
6 months+26.7%
Year to date+63.5%
1 year+103.5%
3 years+179.5%
5 years+122.4%
10 years+235.6%
Since Dec 11, 1996+877.7%
Compound annual growth, 29.8 years+8.0%

KOSPI records

Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.

All time high close
₩9,115 on Jun 22, 2026
All time low close
₩280.00 on Jun 16, 1998
52 week high
₩9,386 on Jun 19, 2026
52 week low
₩3,413 on Sep 29, 2025
Deepest drawdown
-64.7% from Jun 17, 1997 to Jun 16, 1998, recovered Apr 27, 1999
Best single session
+17.9% on Jul 31, 2026
Worst single session
-12.1% on Mar 4, 2026
Volatility, 1 year annualised
53.7%
Sessions closing higher, 1 year
63%
Growth of 1 since 1996
9.8×
Best calendar year
1999, +83%
Worst calendar year
2000, -51%

KOSPI price history by year

Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1996 starts on Dec 11, 1996; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.

YearOpenHighLowCloseReturnVolumeSessions
2026₩4,225₩9,386₩4,217₩6,890+63.5%117.2M180
2025₩2,401₩4,227₩2,285₩4,214+75.6%107.7M242
2024₩2,645₩2,896₩2,360₩2,399-9.6%118.4M244
2023₩2,250₩2,668₩2,181₩2,655+18.7%131.6M245
2022₩2,992₩2,995₩2,135₩2,236-24.9%145M244
2021₩2,875₩3,316₩2,823₩2,978+3.6%257.2M248
2020₩2,201₩2,878₩1,439₩2,873+30.8%222M248
2019₩2,051₩2,252₩1,892₩2,198+7.7%115.8M246
2018₩2,475₩2,607₩1,986₩2,041-17.3%97.1M244
2017₩2,022₩2,562₩2,016₩2,467+21.8%82.2M241
2016₩1,954₩2,074₩1,818₩2,026+3.3%92.7M246
2015₩1,914₩2,190₩1,801₩1,961+2.4%112.9M248
2014₩2,013₩2,093₩1,882₩1,916-4.8%68.1M245
2013₩2,014₩2,063₩1,771₩2,011+0.7%81.1M247
2012₩1,832₩2,057₩1,759₩1,997+9.4%120.6M248
2011₩2,064₩2,231₩1,644₩1,826-11.0%87.4M247
2010₩1,682₩2,053₩1,533₩2,051+21.9%95.6M251
2009₩1,133₩1,723₩992.69₩1,683+49.7%122.9M253
2008₩1,891₩1,901₩892.16₩1,124-40.7%88.1M248
2007₩1,439₩2,085₩1,345₩1,897+32.3%89.3M245
2006₩1,383₩1,465₩1,192₩1,434+4.0%68.9M247
2005₩896.00₩1,383₩866.17₩1,379+54.0%116.4M249
2004₩816.26₩939.52₩713.99₩895.92+10.5%92.9M249
2003₩633.03₩824.26₩512.30₩810.71+29.2%133.9M247
2002₩698.00₩943.54₩576.49₩627.55-9.5%209.2M244
2001₩503.31₩715.93₩463.54₩693.70+37.5%116.4M246
2000₩1,028₩1,066₩483.58₩504.62-50.9%73.8M241
1999₩575.41₩1,053₩489.75₩1,028+82.8%69.4M249
1998₩389.08₩599.32₩277.37₩562.46+49.9%25.7M246
1997₩647.67₩799.54₩343.32₩375.15-42.4%10.6M243
1996₩705.99₩709.48₩643.57₩651.22n/a332.6K12

KOSPI monthly closes, last 12 months

MonthMonth end closeChange
September 2026₩6,890+1.0%
August 2026₩6,820+3.4%
July 2026₩6,595-22.2%
June 2026₩8,476+0.0%
May 2026₩8,476+28.4%
April 2026₩6,599+30.6%
March 2026₩5,052-19.1%
February 2026₩6,244+19.5%
January 2026₩5,224+24.0%
December 2025₩4,214+7.3%
November 2025₩3,927-4.4%
October 2025₩4,108+19.9%

About the KOSPI data

Daily bars. 7,333 sessions from Dec 11, 1996 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per KRX trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.

Minute bars. Stored from Sep 15, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 29, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.

Time and currency. Session dates are KRX trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in KRW. Volume is shares traded on the session.

Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Dec 11, 1996, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.

curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/KOSPI/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

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