📊 Korea Market Wrap — Mon, May 4, 2026
KOSPI 6,936.99 (+5.12%)
KOSDAQ 1,213.74 (+1.79%)
USD/KRW 1,471 (+0.29%)

💡 Korean stocks soared 5.12% to record high 6,937, driven by AI-led semiconductor rally.

🟢 Top Gainers
#1 KBI Metal +30.00%
└ Auto industry recovery and electric vehicle motor core demand
#2 Kespion +30.00%
└ Technology sector rotation amid market broadening
#3 Orotech +30.00%
└ Materials demand for high-tech applications
#4 Daewon Cable Pref +29.98%
└ Cable demand surge for AI data center buildout
#5 Seoul Biosys +29.98%
└ Biotech sector rotation as investors seek diversification

🔴 Top Losers
#1 Sunshine Food -34.43%
└ Profit-taking in defensive stocks as investors rotate to growth
#2 Hantu Inverse 2X Vietnam VN30 -28.68%
└ Vietnam market strength hurts inverse exposure
#3 Cha Vaccine Institute -18.17%
└ Post-pandemic vaccine demand normalization
#4 Samsung Leverage WTI Oil ETN B -16.49%
└ Oil price volatility amid Middle East tensions
#5 Shinhan Leverage WTI Oil ETN B -16.39%
└ Leveraged oil exposure hurt by crude price swings

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