July 14 Review: KOSPI Rose 0.73%, Not an 8.28% Collapse

Correction — 22 October 2026: The original article reported a sharp 8.28% KOSPI decline. The adjacent daily observations show a 0.73% gain. The Korean crisis interpretation and unsupported attribution of the full market pattern to a CPI report are withdrawn. This is a retrospective review using daily history retrieved on 2026-10-22, not a live report or a reconstruction of every quote available at original publication.

Reconstructing the Korean return

The Korean index moved from 6,806.93 on 2026-07-13 to 6,856.83 on 2026-07-14. Dividing the later value by the earlier value, subtracting one and multiplying by 100 gives +0.73%. The previous article reported -8.28%. The difference is material because it reverses the direction of the return.

Dated observations and calculations

A daily price table cannot verify an inflation release

The S&P 500 gained 0.38%, the Nasdaq gained 0.90%, and gold futures gained 1.60%. The yield proxy declined 2.4 basis points. This retrospective establishes those provider observations, not the contents or market impact of an inflation release. A causal CPI analysis would need the identified release, its reference period, expectations and market timestamps. Those inputs were not documented in the earlier article.

Method and limits

Percentage changes use (value ÷ previous available daily value − 1) × 100, before rounding. Yield changes use the difference in percentage-point quotes multiplied by 100 to obtain basis points. Currency values are local-currency units per US dollar. Index levels are in points; futures quotes are in US dollars per barrel for WTI and per troy ounce for gold.

Each linked Yahoo Finance history is the data source for that row. These provider observations have not been independently checked against exchange settlement records. The futures series can change its referenced contract over time and should not be treated as the return on a continuously held investment. A date shared by two markets does not make their closing times simultaneous.

The earlier news-based explanations are omitted because their relevance to these measured moves was not established. For the calculation workflow and trading-session examples, see How to Read Daily Market Returns Without Mixing Trading Sessions.

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James Yoo

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