KOSPI Surpasses 4,690 for the First Time Ever at Close... Hyundai Motor's Market Cap Tops 80 Trillion Won

KOSPI Closes Just Below 4,700 Mark
KOSDAQ Ends Down 0.09% at 948.98

On January 13, the KOSPI surpassed the 4,690 mark, setting a new all-time high for the eighth consecutive trading day.

On this day, the KOSPI index closed at 4,692.64, up 67.85 points (1.47%) from the previous session.

Although individuals and institutions recorded net sales of 712.1 billion won and 279.1 billion won respectively, institutions recorded net sales of 787.6 billion won.

On the 13th, employees are smiling brightly in the Hana Bank dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

While the semiconductor sector, which had previously driven the stock market, underwent a correction, capital instead flowed into other sectors such as automobiles, shipbuilding, and defense.

Hyundai Motor ended trading at 406,000 won, up 10.63% from the previous session, marking a third consecutive day of gains.

This was the first time in history that the closing price exceeded 400,000 won. At one point, it climbed to 413,500 won, setting a new all-time intraday high as well.

As of the close, Hyundai Motor's market capitalization stood at 83.1317 trillion won, surpassing the 80 trillion won mark for the first time ever.

Additionally, Hyundai Mobis (up 14.47%) and Hyundai Autoever (up 8.91%) both hit new 52-week highs, while Kia (up 5.18%) also rose.

This is analyzed to be the result of improved investor sentiment, following Hyundai Motor Group's large-scale unveiling of artificial intelligence (AI) robotics products and technologies at CES 2026, the world's largest home appliance and information technology (IT) exhibition.

Among large-cap stocks, LG Energy Solution (up 3.96%), Samsung Biologics (up 2.64%), HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (up 6.79%), and Hanwha Aerospace (up 5.78%) showed strong performances.

Samsung Electronics (down 0.86%), SK Hynix (down 1.47%), and Doosan Enerbility (down 1.25%) were weak.

The KOSDAQ closed at 948.98, down 0.83 points (0.09%) on the day.

Although individuals recorded net purchases of 335.2 billion won, foreigners and institutions recorded net sales of 181.1 billion won and 144.9 billion won, respectively.

Among large-cap stocks, Alteogen (up 0.42%), Ecopro BM (up 2.91%), Ecopro (up 3.73%), Rainbow Robotics (up 2.14%), and Samchundang Pharm (up 3.45%) performed strongly.

ABL Bio (down 3.13%), HLB (down 4.59%), and LIG Chem Bio (down 4.40%) closed lower.

In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the dollar-won exchange rate closed at 1,473.7 won, up 5.3 won from the previous week's closing price at 3:30 p.m. the previous day.