KOSPI passes 4,900 mark, Hyundai Motors jumps to 3rd in market cap

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The benchmark KOSPI index broke past the 4-thousand-900 mark on this Monday driven by Hyundai Motor amid soaring interest from foreign investors who're betting big on the automaker's "Physical AI" technology.
Our correspondent Kim Do-yeon explains.

The last milestone before the country's benchmark KOSPI reaching the 5,000 mark has been reached.
On Monday, the KOSPI smashed through the 4,900 ceiling, ending the session at a record-breaking 4,904.66.
This is the 12th straight day of gains and less than just a week since it smashed the 4,800 mark.
But unlike recent large rallies driven by mostly chips, this milestone was fueled by a structural shift in the market's leaderboard.
The pecking order has officially changed.
Hyundai Motor, which finished last week as the sixth most valuable company, jumped to third place in a single trading session.
Overtaking heavyweights like LG Energy Solution and Samsung Biologics, the automaker's market cap firmly breached the 90-trillion-won mark with its shares jumping more than 16%, closing at 480,000 won.
This aggressive buying—led largely by foreign investors—follows the debut of the humanoid robot 'Atlas' at CES.
The market is no longer pricing Hyundai as a traditional car manufacturer, but as a "Physical AI" platform capable of mass-producing robotics—the very engine investors believe will carry the KOSPI over the 5,000 line.

"Hyundai Motor has been consistently investing in areas like Boston Dynamics. Since they are now beginning to reap the rewards of those investments, this surge in value shouldn't be seen as an entirely unexpected situation."

The frenzy wasn't limited to the auto giant; it ignited the entire robotics value chain.
Doosan Robotics surged 19.14%, while HYULIM Robot jumped nearly 30%.
Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News.

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2026-01-19, 17:00 (KST)