KOSPI Recovers to 1900 Level on Individual Buying Momentum... Starts Up at 1897.06

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The KOSPI index recovered to the 1900 level in one day, driven by individual investors' buying momentum.

As of 9:25 AM on the 27th, the KOSPI stood at 1903.33, up 0.76% (14.32 points) from the previous session. The index opened at 1897.06, up 0.43% (8.05 points) from the previous close.

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Currently, individual investors purchased stocks worth 34.7 billion KRW in the securities market. Institutions and foreigners sold stocks worth 13.5 billion KRW and 20.8 billion KRW, respectively.

By sector, the highest gains were seen in Electric and Gas Utilities (2.71%), Banks (2.49%), Machinery (1.91%), and Distribution (1.72%).

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Electronics (0.10%), SK Hynix (0.74%), Samsung Biologics (0.17%), Naver (1.30%), and Celltrion (0.47%) all showed upward trends.

The KOSDAQ index stood at 641.79, up 1.40% (8.83 points) from the previous session. The index opened at 638.80, up 0.94% (5.94 points) from the previous close.

Currently, individual investors bought stocks worth 30.7 billion KRW in the KOSDAQ market. Institutions and foreigners sold stocks worth 14.4 billion KRW and 4.6 billion KRW, respectively.

By sector, the highest gains were in Distribution (2.31%), Software (2.24%), Finance (1.62%), and Internet (1.58%).

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Celltrion Healthcare (2.82%), HL Biopharma (1.89%), Pearl Abyss (0.55%), Celltrion Pharm (0.55%), and KMW (1.13%) all showed upward trends.

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