🟢 Inverse KOSPI 200 ETF (500061.KS) is trading 5.33% up as KOSPI falls on semiconductor weakness

500061.KS is trading at KRW 2765.00, up 5.33%, benefiting as an inverse KOSPI 200 product from Korean equities’ sharp decline.

• KOSPI fell 5.80% on August 19, 2026; reports attributed the selloff to renewed global semiconductor weakness pressuring SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics.
• Elevated Treasury yields, oil above $90, and renewed U.S.-Iran geopolitical uncertainty weighed on growth-sensitive Korean stocks.
• 500061 tracks an inverse KOSPI 200 futures index, making the broad decline—not an ETF-specific development—the clearest explanation for its gain.