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KSI OFFICIAL INDEX KOSPI

Latest confirmed close

6,684.37 -225.54 (-3.26%)

As of Sep 14, 2026

KSI OFFICIAL INDEX KOSDAQ

Latest confirmed close

806.79 -13.85 (-1.69%)

As of Sep 14, 2026

Source: Financial Services Commission public data

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U.S. trading date: Sep 14, 2026
Data as of: Sep 14, 2026 16:00 EDT
Updated in Korea time: Sep 15, 2026 07:35 KST
Data status: Partial

Latest completed U.S. regular session Yahoo Finance structured chart data

U.S. market facts

AI Software & Cloud · IGV

Regular: +5.04%
vs. S&P 500: +5.49%p
Advancers: 5 / 6
Advancing share: 83%
Benchmark ETF volume: 1.28×
Data as of: Sep 14, 2026 16:00 EDT
Data source: Yahoo Finance structured chart data

Stock	Regular	After hours	Relative volume	Note
NOW	+7.41%	-0.25%	N/A	—
ADBE	+5.30%	-0.37%	N/A	—
CRM	+4.73%	-0.08%	N/A	—
PLTR	+3.64%	-0.36%	N/A	—
MSFT	+1.97%	-0.15%	N/A	—
ORCL	-3.65%	-0.30%	N/A	—

U.S. market facts

Regular-session and after-hours returns are separate and are never added together.

Model interpretationKorea read-through on hold

Overnight futures unconfirmed · Korea read-through text is a fixed-formula model interpretation, not a buy signal or return guarantee.

U.S. market facts

Biotechnology · XBI

Regular: +0.90%
vs. S&P 500: +1.34%p
Advancers: 5 / 5
Advancing share: 100%
Benchmark ETF volume: 0.75×
Data as of: Sep 14, 2026 16:00 EDT
Data source: Yahoo Finance structured chart data

Stock	Regular	After hours	Relative volume	Note
MRNA	+1.89%	-0.20%	N/A	—
GILD	+1.87%	+0.03%	N/A	—
REGN	+1.57%	-1.44%	N/A	—
VRTX	+0.79%	-0.04%	N/A	—
BIIB	+0.10%	-0.80%	N/A	—

U.S. market facts

Regular-session and after-hours returns are separate and are never added together.

Model interpretationKorea read-through on hold

Overnight futures unconfirmed · Korea read-through text is a fixed-formula model interpretation, not a buy signal or return guarantee.

U.S. market facts

Consumer Discretionary · XLY

Regular: -0.10%
vs. S&P 500: +0.35%p
Advancers: 3 / 5
Advancing share: 60%
Benchmark ETF volume: 0.97×
Data as of: Sep 14, 2026 16:00 EDT
Data source: Yahoo Finance structured chart data

Stock	Regular	After hours	Relative volume	Note
MCD	+1.96%	+0.09%	N/A	—
BKNG	+0.82%	-0.11%	N/A	—
HD	+0.69%	+0.14%	N/A	—
AMZN	-1.26%	+0.07%	N/A	—
TSLA	-1.77%	+0.20%	N/A	—

U.S. market facts

Regular-session and after-hours returns are separate and are never added together.

Model interpretationWatch sector

No active recommendation · Korea read-through text is a fixed-formula model interpretation, not a buy signal or return guarantee.

U.S. market facts

Defense & Aerospace · ITA

Regular: -1.02%
vs. S&P 500: -0.58%p
Advancers: 3 / 5
Advancing share: 60%
Benchmark ETF volume: 1.69×
Data as of: Sep 14, 2026 16:00 EDT
Data source: Yahoo Finance structured chart data

Stock	Regular	After hours	Relative volume	Note
NOC	+1.62%	0.00%	N/A	—
LMT	+0.99%	+0.11%	N/A	—
GD	+0.26%	-0.87%	N/A	—
BA	-0.09%	-0.01%	N/A	—
RTX	-1.18%	0.00%	N/A	—

U.S. market facts

Regular-session and after-hours returns are separate and are never added together.

Model interpretationWatch sector

No active recommendation · Korea read-through text is a fixed-formula model interpretation, not a buy signal or return guarantee.

U.S. market facts

Energy · XLE

Regular: -0.94%
vs. S&P 500: -0.49%p
Advancers: 1 / 5
Advancing share: 20%
Benchmark ETF volume: 1.73×
Data as of: Sep 14, 2026 16:00 EDT
Data source: Yahoo Finance structured chart data

Stock	Regular	After hours	Relative volume	Note
EOG	+0.80%	+0.38%	N/A	—
COP	-0.50%	0.00%	N/A	—
XOM	-0.55%	0.00%	N/A	—
CVX	-0.88%	+0.26%	N/A	—
SLB	-4.89%	+0.21%	N/A	—

U.S. market facts

Regular-session and after-hours returns are separate and are never added together.

Model interpretationWatch sector

No active recommendation · Korea read-through text is a fixed-formula model interpretation, not a buy signal or return guarantee.

KSI DAILY KOREA MARKET

Today's Market Focus

Actual sector leadership and representative stocks from today’s completed Korea session.

Tile emphasis follows the Daily Market Wrap priority, not historical article counts.

Korea

Battery rebound on China supply-chain pressure

President Trump's criticism of Ford's partnerships with Chinese firms revived expectations that non-China battery suppliers could gain share. Cell and material names rose together even as the KOSPI fell.

HLB regulatory relief and biotech

HLB said the cGMP issue at a partner production facility, central to the earlier U.S. approval delay, had been resolved. The stock gave back much of its intraday spike but still closed 6.92% higher.

Selective rotation into physical AI and robotics

As mega-cap AI semiconductors remained constrained by rates and the AI slowdown debate, trading capital rotated toward robotics hardware. The wide dispersion argues for a high-beta rotation, not a sector-wide rerating.

U.S. CLARITY Act and stablecoin infrastructure

Ahead of a procedural vote on the U.S. CLARITY Act, buying concentrated in Korean authentication, security and digital-asset infrastructure names. Two stocks hit the daily limit, but the move remains highly dependent on the policy calendar.

KSI COVERAGE

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KSI ANALYSIS

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Overnight U.S. Sector Leaders

AI Software & Cloud · IGV

Biotechnology · XBI

Consumer Discretionary · XLY

Defense & Aerospace · ITA

Energy · XLE

Today's Market Focus

Korea

Battery rebound on China supply-chain pressure

HLB regulatory relief and biotech

Selective rotation into physical AI and robotics

U.S. CLARITY Act and stablecoin infrastructure

Deeper Research for Korean Market Investors

Analysis to Read Now

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