Kospi opens lower after 12-session rally
Published: 20 Jan. 2026, 09:39
![A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi trading in the morning hours of Jan. 20, 2026. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/01/20/0d82dfb3-f0d9-4010-a1a0-a7058763ba13.jpg)
A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi trading in the morning hours of Jan. 20, 2026. [YONHAP]
Shares opened lower Tuesday after a 12-session rally backed by gains in technology and auto shares.
The Kospi went down 31.35 points, or 0.64 percent, to 4,873.31 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
On Monday, the benchmark index closed at 4,904.66, marking its first-ever finish above the 4,900-point level.
Most large cap shares ended mixed.
Chip giant Samsung Electronics slipped 1.61 percent, and rival SK hynix lost 2.09 percent.
Meanwhile, leading battery maker LG Energy Solution rose 1.51 percent.
Auto shares were mixed. Industry leader Hyundai Motor added 1.51 percent, while its affiliate Kia lost 1.47 percent.
The local currency weakened 0.95 won from the previous session to trade at 1,474.65 per dollar at 9:15 a.m.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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