KOSPI Composite Index

Capitalization-weighted index of all common stocks listed on the main board of the Korea Exchange, with a base value of 100 set on 4 January 1980. It is South Korea's headline equity benchmark.

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Symbol: KOSPI
Type: Index
Category: Equity index
Quote currency: KRW
Primary venue: Korea Exchange
Issuer: Korea Exchange
FIGI: BBG000JBMYG8 the index itself, not a fund that tracks it

Approximate reference values from public sources · seed-0.7 · marketcap-1 · 2026-08-30 · not real-time. See data & methodology.

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Python

import requests r = requests.get("https://finance.foundation/api/v1/assets/kospi", timeout=30) r.raise_for_status() data = r.json()

JavaScript

const r = await fetch("https://finance.foundation/api/v1/assets/kospi"); if (!r.ok) throw new Error(r.status); const data = await r.json();

pandas

import pandas as pd df = pd.read_csv("https://finance.foundation/api/v1/assets/kospi.csv")