KOSPI falls more than 5% to close in the 6,250 range… KOSDAQ rises more than 2%

KOSPI fell 5.12% to 6,257.45 as SK hynix and Samsung Electronics underwent a sharp correction.

In contrast, KOSDAQ rose 2.44% to 737.35, led by buying in robotics, pharma, and biotech stocks.

A buy-side circuit breaker was triggered intraday on KOSDAQ, while foreign profit-taking was concentrated in large semiconductor names.

The pullback in semiconductors is shifting capital into other sectors, highlighting near-term volatility and sector rotation.