KOSPI

KOSPI
KOSPI performance between 1980 and 2020
Foundation1980; 44 years ago (1980)
ExchangesKorea Exchange
Trading symbol^KS11
Constituents928
Market cap2,254 trillion ( January 2023)
KOSPI
Hangul
코스피지수
Hanja
코스피指數
Revised RomanizationKoseupi jisu
McCune–ReischauerK'osŭp'i chisu

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index or KOSPI (Korean한국종합주가지수) is the index of all common stocks traded on the Stock Market Division—previously, Korea Stock Exchange—of the Korea Exchange. It is the representative stock market index of South Korea, analogous to the S&P 500 in the United States.

KOSPI was introduced in 1983 with the base value of 100 as of 4 January 1980. It is calculated based on market capitalization. As of 2007, KOSPI's daily volume is hundreds of millions of shares, valued at trillions of won.