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More than 400 Korean firms exceed 1 trillion won in market capitalization

Published: 03 May. 2026, 14:24

Figures for the Kospi, dollar-won currency and Kosdaq exchanges are shown on a digital board in the Woori Bank main branch in Jung District, central Seoul, on April 30. [YONHAP]

The number of Korean-listed companies whose market capitalization surpassed 1 trillion won ($680 million) exceeded 400 for the first time this year, following a dramatic recovery in the stock market, data showed Sunday.

The number of companies listed on the local bourse, including preferred shares, with a market capitalization of over 1 trillion won stood at 405 as of Wednesday, according to data from the Korea Exchange, Korea's main bourse operator.

By market, 267 were listed on the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi), 137 were from the tech-heavy Kosdaq and one from Konex, the local exchange for small- and medium-sized enterprises and venture firms.

Of these, 79 firms had a market capitalization of over 10 trillion won.

This marks a noticeable turnaround compared to Feb. 27, just before the U.S. and Israel initiated strikes on Iran. At that time, the number of companies with over 1 trillion won in market capitalization stood at 377.

Korea's stock market has been on a bullish run recently on a revived AI rally ahead of the corporate earnings season.

After falling as low as 12 percent in a single session after the onset of the Iran war, the benchmark Kospi closed at 6,690.9 points on Wednesday, its highest level ever.

Yonhap