Korea stock market digest: Fri, Oct 16, 2026
Everything collected during the day.
On Oct 16, 2026, 3,346 Korean news articles mentioned 566 listed companies, and companies submitted 425 DART filings. 글로벌테크놀로지 drew the most coverage (253), followed by Samsung Electronics (165). The most common catalyst was tech & capacity (148). The busiest theme was Power equipment & grid (142).
Market close: Oct 16
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Most-mentioned companies
- 1 글로벌테크놀로지KOSDAQ 253
- 2 Samsung ElectronicsKOSPI 165
- 3 SK hynixKOSPI 127
- 4 KakaoKOSPI 110
- 5 Hyosung Heavy IndustriesKOSPI 83
- 6 Hanwha SolutionsKOSPI 72
- 7 E-martKOSPI 68
- 8 KiaKOSPI 67
- 9 Hyundai Engineering & ConstructionKOSPI 54
- 10 GS Engineering & ConstructionKOSPI 49
- 11 LG UplusKOSPI 46
- 12 NongshimKOSPI 45
- 13 HD Hyundai ElectricKOSPI 43
- 14 LG ElectronicsKOSPI 41
- 15 HarimKOSDAQ 38
- 16 Hyundai MotorKOSPI 35
- 17 NAVERKOSPI 34
- 18 Woori Financial GroupKOSPI 33
- 19 Samyang FoodsKOSPI 32
- 20 SK TelecomKOSPI 29
Buybacks and capital raising decided this day
Buyback tracker- KMWConvertible bond ₩35bn · dilution 4.4%
- PhaBuyback trust ₩7.0bn · cancellation
- GenexineRights offering ₩3.0bn
- KnowmerceBuyback trust ₩2.0bn
- Csa CosmicRights offering ₩2.0bn