KOSPI September 2026: What the Recovery Tells Us About the Year-End Outlook
KOSPI September 2026: What the Recovery Tells Us About the Year-End Outlook Published September 2026: The KOSPI closed August at 6,820 — down 27% from its June 19 all-time high of 9,385, but with the VKOSPI volatility index having fallen 40% from its July peak. Domestic securities firms now project 8,000 this month and 10,000 by year-end. Citi maintains its 10,000 year-end target. Samsung Q3 earnings growth is forecast at +770% YoY. SK Hynix at +576% YoY. KOSPI-listed companies' 2026 operating profit consensus stands at 989.7 trillion won — and the 2027 forecast is being raised toward the first-ever 1,000 trillion won milestone. The crash was real. The recovery is real. The question is what comes next. Two months ago, the KOSPI was in free fall. Circuit breakers were triggering almost daily. A Finance Minister was publicly apologizing. The index had lost 40% from its all-time high in under six weeks — the worst correction since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Today, th...