Korea stock market digest: Fri, Oct 2, 2026
Everything collected during the day.
On Oct 2, 2026, 3,220 Korean news articles mentioned 575 listed companies, and companies submitted 578 DART filings. Hyundai Motor drew the most coverage (166), followed by SK (140). The most common catalyst was contracts & orders (105). The busiest theme was Robots & humanoids (69).
Market close: Oct 2
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Most-mentioned companies
- 1 Hyundai MotorKOSPI 166
- 2 SKKOSPI 140
- 3 HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesKOSPI 113
- 4 Samsung ElectronicsKOSPI 106
- 5 Hana Financial GroupKOSPI 96
- 6 GC BiopharmaKOSPI 78
- 7 NAVERKOSPI 73
- 8 Hyundai Engineering & ConstructionKOSPI 72
- 9 SK hynixKOSPI 68
- 10 LG ElectronicsKOSPI 61
- 11 KiaKOSPI 60
- 12 CJ CheiljedangKOSPI 46
- 13 Korea Electric PowerKOSPI 45
- 14 DL E&cKOSPI 43
- 15 LG UplusKOSPI 38
- 16 SK biopharmaceuticalsKOSPI 37
- 17 CowayKOSPI 35
- 18 NCKOSPI 35
- 19 AmorepacificKOSPI 34
- 20 Hankook Tire & TechnologyKOSPI 33
Buybacks and capital raising decided this day
Buyback tracker- SGConvertible bond ₩34bn · dilution 19.5%
- YcchemConvertible bond ₩10bn · dilution 3.8%
- Manyo FactoryBuyback trust ₩5.0bn
- Jahwa ElectronicsBuyback trust ₩5.0bn
- KS IndustryRights offering ₩4.0bn
- EnbioConvertible bond ₩1.5bn · dilution 6.6%
- WonpoongBuyback ₩1.0bn
- SangsanginBuyback ₩1.0bn
- Korea PharmaBuyback trust ₩1.0bn