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KOSPI, KOSDAQ, S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow, Nikkei, USD/KRW, gold, WTI, US 10Y and BTC/ETH: closes, daily changes, 52-week position and large-cap movers from live quotes, every 5 min. Not advice.

Collected Oct 13, 2026, 03:50 UTC· refreshed every 5 minutes

Today in numbers

Korean stocks

KOSPI is at 5,980.29 as of 03:30 UTC, down 403.95 pts (6.33%) from the previous session's close. KOSDAQ is at 814.59 as of 03:30 UTC, down 34.60 pts (4.07%) from the previous session's close.

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US stocks

The S&P 500 closed at 7,807.24 on Mon, Oct 12, down 4.30 pts (0.06%) from the previous session's close. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 27,245.90 on Mon, Oct 12, down 120.27 pts (0.44%) from the previous session's close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 51,850.55 on Mon, Oct 12, up 195.60 pts (0.38%) from the previous session's close.

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Japanese stocks

The Nikkei 225 is at 67,500.37 as of 03:35 UTC, down 1,530.55 pts (2.22%) from the previous session's close.

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Exchange rates

USD/KRW is at ₩1,343.23 as of Oct 13, 03:50 UTC, up ₩0.24 (0.02%) from the previous day's close. KRW per 100 yen is at ₩846.50 as of Oct 13, 03:49 UTC, down ₩3.04 (0.36%) from the previous day's close.

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Gold & oil

Gold (COMEX futures, per oz) is at $4,203.50 as of 03:40 UTC, down $12.80 (0.30%) from the previous session's close. WTI crude futures (per barrel) is at $92.74 as of 03:40 UTC, up $0.89 (0.97%) from the previous session's close.

Gold per gram in Gold Price →

Interest rates

The US 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.240% on Mon, Oct 12, down 0.4 bp from the previous session's close.

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Crypto

Bitcoin is at $83,227.29 as of Oct 13, 03:50 UTC, down $452.18 (0.54%) from the previous UTC day's close. Ether is at $2,502.22 as of Oct 13, 03:50 UTC, down $32.48 (1.28%) from the previous UTC day's close.

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Korean large caps

As of 03:30 UTC, of 50 Korean large caps, 3 rose, 46 fell and 1 were unchanged. The biggest gainer was HMM (+4.81%). The biggest decliner was Hanmi Semiconductor (-17.42%).

US large caps

At the Mon, Oct 12 close, of 10 US large caps, 6 rose, 4 fell and 0 were unchanged. The biggest gainer was Meta Platforms (+3.38%). The biggest decliner was Broadcom (-1.88%).

Quotes

Korean stocks
KOSPI 5,980.29 03:30 UTC -403.95 (-6.33%) 52-week position 42%
KOSDAQ 814.59 03:30 UTC -34.60 (-4.07%) 52-week position 31%
US stocks
The S&P 500 7,807.24 Mon, Oct 12 -4.30 (-0.06%) 52-week position 98%
The Nasdaq Composite 27,245.90 Mon, Oct 12 -120.27 (-0.44%) 52-week position 93%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average 51,850.55 Mon, Oct 12 +195.60 (+0.38%) 52-week position 70%
Japanese stocks
The Nikkei 225 67,500.37 03:35 UTC -1,530.55 (-2.22%) 52-week position 80%
Exchange rates
USD/KRW 1,343.23 Oct 13, 03:50 UTC +0.24 (+0.02%) 52-week position 8%
KRW per 100 yen 846.50 Oct 13, 03:49 UTC -3.04 (-0.36%) 52-week position 5%
Gold & oil
Gold (COMEX futures, per oz) 4,203.50 03:40 UTC -12.80 (-0.30%) 52-week position 18%
WTI crude futures (per barrel) 92.74 03:40 UTC +0.89 (+0.97%) 52-week position 59%
Interest rates
The US 10-year Treasury yield 5.240 Mon, Oct 12 -0.4bp 52-week position 91%
Crypto
Bitcoin 83,227.29 Oct 13, 03:50 UTC -452.18 (-0.54%) 52-week position 44%
Ether 2,502.22 Oct 13, 03:50 UTC -32.48 (-1.28%) 52-week position 36%

52-week position: where the latest value sits between the lowest low (0%) and highest high (100%) of the past year of daily bars.

Korean large caps · Large-cap movers

Top gainers

HMM₩21,800+4.81%
Meritz Financial Group₩130,400+2.44%
KT&G₩179,400+1.13%

Top decliners

Hanmi Semiconductor₩220,500-17.42%
EcoPro BM₩106,900-17.00%
SK Square₩876,000-16.57%
Hyosung Heavy Industries₩2,100,000-15.80%
LG Chem₩245,500-14.31%

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US large caps · Large-cap movers

Top gainers

Meta Platforms$742.96+3.38%
Apple$340.97+1.29%
Microsoft$541.15+1.14%
JPMorgan Chase$334.30+0.39%
Berkshire Hathaway (Class B)$517.60+0.38%

Top decliners

Broadcom$354.73-1.88%
NVIDIA$226.32-1.29%
Tesla$378.03-1.22%
Amazon$259.53-1.11%

40 stocks are left out because their quotes could not be loaded this time.

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Counts only stocks with a quote from the latest session among the 50 Korean and 50 US stocks in the Large-Cap Scanner.

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How this summary is made

Every number comes from daily quotes that this site's server fetches from Yahoo Finance and shares among all visitors. The sentences put those numbers into fixed templates; they never give reasons for a move or say where prices are heading. While a market is open the summary shows the value at that time; when it is closed it shows the last session's close with its date. On weekends and holidays the most recent session's close stays in place.

For information only, not investment advice. Prices come from Yahoo Finance via our server and may be delayed 15–20 minutes or more depending on the exchange, or interrupted. Charts: TradingView Lightweight Charts™

What this tool does

One page with the latest values, daily changes and 52-week positions for KOSPI, KOSDAQ, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, Dow Jones, Nikkei 225, USD/KRW, KRW per 100 yen, gold and WTI crude futures, the US 10-year Treasury yield, Bitcoin and Ether, written up as plain sentences. It also lists the biggest gainers and decliners among the 50 Korean and 50 US stocks in the Large-Cap Scanner. The sentences are built from the numbers with fixed templates, so they never give reasons for a move or a forecast.

How it is calculated

Every number comes from one year of daily quotes that this site's server fetches from Yahoo Finance and shares among all visitors (5-minute server cache). The server keeps a summary built from those quotes and rebuilds it in the background on the first request after 5 minutes. While the tab is visible the page swaps in the new summary every 5 minutes. The daily change is the latest value (the close, once the market has closed) minus the previous session's close, and the percentage divides that by the previous close. KRW per 100 yen is the per-yen quote times 100; the US 10-year value is the annual yield in percent, so its change is given in basis points (0.01 percentage point). The 52-week position puts the lowest daily low in the 365 days up to the last bar at 0% and the highest daily high at 100%. While a market is open the value at that time is shown; when it is closed, the last session's close with the exchange's local date. FX and crypto trade almost around the clock, so they are labeled with a time, and the crypto previous close is the daily bar that ends at 00:00 UTC. Large-cap movers count only stocks with a quote from the latest session and list five each by percentage change.

Read the per-market sentences under 'Today in numbers'. Each one says when its value is from (a session date or a time).

Compare value, change, change % and the 52-week position in 'Quotes'. The further right the dot on the bar, the closer to the one-year high.

See the biggest gainers and decliners among Korean and US large caps in 'Large-cap movers'; tap a name to see its indicators in the Large-Cap Scanner.

For detailed charts, follow the links under each group (World Markets, FX Rates, Gold Price, crypto tools).

Things to know

On weekends and holidays the most recent session's close stays in place with its date. On Korean public holidays KOSPI and KOSDAQ show the previous session.

Korean and Japanese quotes arrive about 20 minutes late under exchange rules, and the server cache can add up to about 10 minutes. Check your broker's quotes before trading.

Gold and WTI are front-month US futures, so on roll dates the daily change can differ from the spot market's move.

This page does not explain why anything moved. Read it alongside the day's news for context.

Frequently asked questions

Who writes the summary?

Nobody writes it by hand. The server puts the quote numbers into fixed sentence templates automatically, so there are no reasons for a move, no forecasts and no buy or sell opinions.

How often does it update?

The server's daily-quote cache lasts 5 minutes, so the summary is rebuilt every 5 minutes. With the page open, it fetches the new summary every 5 minutes while the tab is visible, pauses when the tab is hidden and fetches once as soon as it is visible again.

What is shown on weekends?

When a market is closed, the most recent session's close is shown with its date — on Saturday, Friday's close; on a Korean holiday, the previous session's KOSPI close. FX shows Friday's last quote with its time.

What is the 52-week position?

It shows where the latest value sits if the lowest low of the past year of daily bars is 0% and the highest high is 100%. An index with a low of 100 and a high of 200 at 150 is at 50%. High or low does not mean good or bad.

Which stocks are the movers picked from?

From the list of 50 Korean and 50 US stocks that the Large-Cap Scanner uses. Only stocks with a quote from the latest session are counted, and if some could not be loaded this time the page says how many.

For information only, not investment advice. Prices come from Yahoo Finance via our server and may be delayed 15–20 minutes or more depending on the exchange, or interrupted. The sentences are generated automatically from the numbers and are neither explanations nor forecasts.