[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Rising tensions between the US and Iran have emerged as a risk hindering the rise of the domestic stock market, but on the 7th, both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ indices closed higher.


On that day, the KOSPI closed at 2175.54, up 0.95% from the previous trading day. The KOSPI opened at 2166.60, up 0.54% from the previous day, and at one point in the morning rose 1.23%, surpassing the 2180 level.


By supply and demand, individuals and institutions sold 163.7 billion KRW and 45.3 billion KRW worth of stocks respectively in the securities market, while foreigners net bought 191.9 billion KRW.


Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Electronics (0.54%), NAVER (3.60%), Samsung Biologics (1.70%), Hyundai Mobis (1.20%), and Celltrion (2.89%) rose, while SK Hynix (-0.32%) and Hyundai Motor (-0.43%) closed lower.


The KOSDAQ index closed at 663.44, up 1.24% from the previous trading day. Individuals net bought 53.4 billion KRW, whereas foreigners and institutions net sold 31.2 billion KRW and 17.3 billion KRW respectively.



Among the top market capitalization stocks, Celltrion Healthcare (3.10%), HL Biopharma (2.92%), and CJ ENM (2.93%) rose, while Pearl Abyss (-0.44%) and SK Materials (-1.25%) declined.


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