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Samsung Electronics, the leading company in terms of market capitalization on the KOSPI, has exceeded 80,000 South Korean won for the first time in one year and one month. On this day, shares of semiconductor firms like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix increased notably, causing the KOSPI to finish higher, reaching a new record high for the second time in two days.

On the 18th, at the Korea Exchange, Samsung Electronics’ stock finished at 80,500 South Korean won, rising 2.94% compared to the prior day. This marks the first instance since August 16 of last year (80,200 South Korean won) that Samsung Electronics’ closing value has surpassed 80,000 South Korean won.

On this day, foreign and institutional investors contributed to the increase by net purchasing Samsung Electronics worth 349.3 billion Korean won and 361.1 billion Korean won, respectively. Foreign investors have maintained their net buying trend for five straight days, acquiring almost 3 trillion Korean won in Samsung Electronics stocks this month alone. This seems to be because of the belief that the memory semiconductor market is slowly moving into a recovery period after the U.S. interest rate cut was announced the day before.

The KOSPI finished at 3,461.30, increasing by 1.40% for the day. Previously, the KOSPI maintained an upward movement for 11 straight trading days from the 2nd to the 16th, supported by positive elements like the government keeping the limit for major shareholders under stock transfer tax at 5 billion South Korean won. On the 17th, it experienced a minor decline due to reduced investor confidence after President Donald Trump’s comments regarding semiconductor tariffs. Nevertheless, the Federal Reserve’s announcement on the 17th to lower the base interest rate by 0.25 percentage points helped restore investor trust, resulting in a recovery after two days.

On this day, individual investors on the Korea Exchange sold a net total of 624.8 billion Korean won, whereas foreign and institutional investors purchased 309.5 billion Korean won and 239.4 billion Korean won, respectively. Many of the leading market capitalization stocks, such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix (+5.85%), LG Energy Solution (+1.29%), and Samsung Biologics (+0.88%), experienced gains.

KOSDAQ also ended at 857.11, reflecting a 1.37% increase compared to the prior day.

On this day, Japan’s stock market also experienced a significant increase following the U.S. interest rate reduction, reaching a new record high for the second consecutive day. The Nikkei average ended at 45,303.43, reflecting a 1.15% rise from the previous day, and surpassed the 45,500 level during trading.