Korea’s stock market has doubled in 2026, and Goldman still sees another 35% upside

Cnbc · Jun 03, 2026 · 346 words · By Lee Ying Shan

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What to know about Korea’s stock market has doubled in 2026, and Goldman still sees another 35% upside

South Korea's stock market has already doubled this year, but some strategists say the rally may still have room to run as the country's artificial intelligence-linked chip giants continue to power earnings growth.

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Why it matters

Goldman Sachs on Wednesday raised its 12-month target for the benchmark Kospi to 12,000, implying more than 35% upside from current levels.

Common ground

"Earnings are driving Asian equity returns," Goldman strategists led by Timothy Moe said, adding that they remain overweight Korea on expectations of "higher earnings, underpriced memory cycle duration, rerating catalysts." The Kospi has surged roughly 100%…

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Korea’s stock market has doubled in 2026, and Goldman still sees another 35% upside?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Goldman sees 60% earnings-per-share growth for Asia Pacific equities in 2026?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Goldman sees 60% earnings-per-share growth for Asia Pacific equities in 2026”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Indonesian language articles about general corporate management levels (top, middle, lower) and contains no mention of Goldman Sachs or Asia Pacific equity earnings forecasts for 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 26, 2023 · Pahami peran 3 tingkatan manajemen perusahaan seperti top level management, middle level management, dan lower level management di sini!
https://employers.glints.com/id-id/blog/3-tingkatan-manajeme…

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web search NEUTRAL — Semua sistem-sistem informasi tersebut dimaksudkan untuk memberikan informasi kepada semua tingkatan manajemen, yaitu manajemen tingkat bawah (lower level management), managemen tingkat menengah (midd…
https://lmsspada.kemdiktisaintek.go.id/mod/resource/view.php…

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web search NEUTRAL — Umumnya, perusahaan membagi pos manajerial ke dalam 3 tingkatan manajemen yaitu lower management, middle management, dan top management yang menjadi ‘tulang punggung’ bagi kesuksesan operasional.
https://www.cake.me/resources/career-development/tingkatan-m…

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Claim 2: “The Kospi has surged roughly 100% year-to-date”

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While some sources (Yahoo Finance, Jun 2 report) claim the Kospi surged roughly 100% year-to-date, another source from June 13, 2026, explicitly states the index is up +30% year-to-date, creating a direct contradiction in the reported percentage.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Korea Exchange (KRX, Korean: 한국거래소) is the sole securities exchange operator in South Korea. It is headquartered in Busan, and has an office for cash markets and market oversight in Seoul.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Exchange

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI; Korean: 한국종합주가지수) is the index of all common stocks traded on the Stock Market Division—previously, Korea Stock Exchange—of the Korea Exchange. It is the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOSPI

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The KOSPI 200 (Korean: 코스피 200) is a stock market index consisting of 200 major companies listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX). It is a widely recognized benchmark for stock market activity in South Kor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOSPI_200

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Claim 3: “Over the last six sessions, the KOSPI is up 12.15%”

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The specific figure of 12.15% over the last six sessions is only mentioned in one source (a LinkedIn post quoting Jonathan Krinsky). No other independent sources corroborate this specific short-term percentage gain.

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Claim 4: “a few of the largest names make up ~50% of an index”

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The evidence provided does not confirm that a few names make up ~50% of the index. One source mentions two companies account for about 40%, and another mentions Nifty 50s (a different index), but there is no definitive confirmation for the 50% claim regarding the Kospi.

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Claim 5: “South Korea's stock market has already doubled this year”

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Multiple independent web sources (Yahoo Finance, Disruption Banking, and a news report from June 2, 2026) confirm that the South Korean stock market/KOSPI doubled year-to-date in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Demographic features of South Korea's population include population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The commo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_South_Korea

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Korea has a highly developed mixed economy. By nominal GDP, the economy was worth ₩2.56 quadrillion (US$1.87 trillion). It has the 4th largest economy in Asia and the 13th largest in the world a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_South_Korea

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea

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Claim 6: “Goldman Sachs on Wednesday raised its 12-month target for the benchmark Kospi to 12,000”

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Two separate web search results from June 2, 2026, explicitly state that Goldman Sachs raised its 12-month target for the Kospi to 12,000.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The AI bubble is a theorised stock market bubble growing since 2025 amid the AI boom, a period of rapid increase in investment in artificial intelligence (AI) that is affecting the broader economy. Sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_bubble

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the olde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P GSCI (formerly the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index) serves as a benchmark for investment in the commodity markets and as a measure of commodity performance over time. It is a tradable index that…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_GSCI

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