KOSPI Opens Higher at 2220 Level... KOSDAQ Also Rises

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[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] On the 19th, the KOSPI opened higher at the 2220 level.

As of 9:10 a.m. that day, the KOSPI was at 2217.60, up 8.72 points (0.39%) from the previous close.

The KOSPI rose 13.63 points (0.62%) from the previous trading day to 2222.51 and maintained its strong performance.

In the securities market, individuals and institutions net bought 18 billion KRW and 5.4 billion KRW respectively, while foreigners net sold 25.7 billion KRW.

By sector, food and beverages (0.8%), paper and wood (1.01%), electrical and electronics (0.68%), and steel and metals (0.84%) rose, while chemicals (0.13%) and transportation and warehousing (0.08%) declined.

Among the top 10 companies by market capitalization, Samsung Biologics (0.58%) and LG Chem (0.36%) were on a downward trend. Samsung Electronics (0.67%), SK Hynix (0.49%), NAVER (0.8%), Celltrion (0.81%), and Samsung SDI (1.5%) were on the rise.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ also showed 685.80, up 2.88 points (0.42%) from the previous close.

The KOSDAQ opened at 686.89, up 3.97 points (0.58%) from the previous trading day, and the upward trend continued.

In the KOSDAQ market, individuals net bought 21.9 billion KRW, while foreigners and institutions net sold 17.1 billion KRW and 3.6 billion KRW respectively.

By sector, metals (0.54%), textiles and apparel (1.57%), pharmaceuticals (0.7%), and semiconductors (0.61%) rose.

Among the top market capitalization stocks in the KOSDAQ market, Celltrion Healthcare (0.72%) and Medytox (1.19%) were on a downward trend. Others such as CJ ENM (0.73%), Pearl Abyss (2.45%), EcoPro BM (1.88%), and Hugel (2.93%) were on the rise.

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