India, July 22 -- South Korea Stock Market Today: Shares in South Korea got off to a roaring start on July 22, 2026, continuing their recovery after the prior session as investors once again focused on tech stocks and semiconductor companies. Speculations over strong profits from multinational technology corporations, especially AI companies, were fueling optimism in the market.

The positive momentum was bolstered by healthy exports and high demand for memory chips and the benchmark KOSPI index rallied 5.56% at the opening to 7,123.43, with the KOSPI 200 gaining 5.91% to reach 1,136.78. Growth-oriented KOSDAQ also witnessed an impressive 3.29% surge to 778.13. Market leader Samsung Electronics added almost 5.8%, while SK Hynix rocketed o...