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📊 Today's Market at a Glance On May 27, 2026, Korea's two main bourses moved in starkly opposite directions. The KOSPI closed at a record high on the back of a surge in large-cap semiconductor names, while the KOSDAQ plunged more than 3% as liquidity drained away into the heavyweights. Index Open High Low Close Change Volume KOSPI 8,242.12 8,457.09 8,220.04 8,228.70 +2.25% 61,522.7만 KOSDAQ 1,173.80 1,173.80 1,128.75 1,133.13 -3.36% 121,239.9만 The USD/KRW exchange rate stayed elevated at 1,514.79 , while Bitcoin traded around the $75,825 level. 📈 KOSPI Analysis The KOSPI opened at 8,242.12 and spiked as high as 8,457.09 intraday, breaking above the 8,400 mark, before giving back much of those gains on profit-taking to finish at 8,228.70 ( +2.25% ) — a record closing high. The rally was driven by a surge in large-cap semiconductors such as SK hynix and Samsung Electronics, combined with an opening-day frenzy in newly listed single-stock leveraged ETN/ETF products tracking SK...

📌 Company Overview Nepes Co., Ltd. (KOSPI: 033640) is a South Korean semiconductor materials and advanced packaging specialist headquartered in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do. Founded in December 1990, the company operates across three core segments: advanced semiconductor packaging (Fan-Out WLP), PMIC (Power Management IC) wafer-level packages, and specialty chemical materials. Nepes is recognized as a pioneer in Fan-Out Wafer-Level Packaging (FOWLP) technology in Korea and serves leading global fabless and IDM customers. Its subsidiary Nepes Arc (KOSDAQ: 330860) specializes in system semiconductor testing, making the Nepes group a vertically integrated player across the back-end semiconductor value chain. 📈 Current Stock Price (As of 2026-05-26 market close, KST) Item Value Current Price ₩37,100 Change (Day) +₩150 (+0.41%) Volume 730,354 shares 52-Week High ₩39,000 52-Week Low ₩7,250 52-Week Return +411.7% Nepes has surged more than ...