KOSPI 200 Index — Level, Chart & Constituents

What the KOSPI 200 measures

The KOSPI 200 is a stock market index that tracks the market value of the 200 largest and most liquid companies listed on the Korea Exchange. It is a broad barometer of the South Korean equity market and is widely used as a benchmark for Korean equities. As a regional peer, it sits alongside the SET Index (Thailand), the Straits Times Index (STI), the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, the IDX LQ45, the SET50, the Shanghai SSE Composite, and the TAIEX (Taiwan Capitalization Weighted).

Key numbers explained

• The current KOSPI 200 level of 1,126.12 points represents the index's valuation at this moment; it is a unitless number that reflects the aggregate market capitalization of its constituents relative to a base period.
• Today's price range of 1,114.46 – 1,137.56 shows the intraday low and high, indicating the spread between the lowest and highest traded level during the session.
• The +1.15% price change today measures the index's daily return, calculated as the percentage difference between the current close and the prior close.
• The 52-week low of 278.39 and the 52-week high of 1,137.56 frame the index's price range over the past year, helping investors see where the current level sits within that span.
• The index is denominated in KRW, the South Korean won, which is the currency used to report its level and price movements.

What to watch

The KOSPI 200 tends to respond to broad economic data from South Korea, such as GDP growth, export figures, and labor market reports. Monetary policy decisions by the Bank of Korea, including interest rate changes, can influence equity valuations across the index. Global risk sentiment, currency fluctuations in the KRW, and geopolitical developments in the Asia-Pacific region are also relevant factors that may affect the index's direction.