KOSPI Steady Around '2120 Level'... KOSDAQ Approaching 740 Level

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] On the 19th, the KOSPI index is fluctuating within a narrow range.

According to the Korea Exchange, as of 9:22 AM, the KOSPI index was trading at 2,124.24, down 0.43% (9.24 points) from the previous day. The index, which started the day with gains, quickly gave up those gains and is moving around the flat line.

By investor type, individual investors were net buyers with 158.8 billion KRW. In contrast, foreigners and institutions were net sellers, selling 72.9 billion KRW and 79.8 billion KRW respectively.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, LG Chem, Samsung SDI, and Kakao showed slight gains of less than 1%. Samsung Electronics (-0.76%), SK Hynix (-1.16%), and Samsung Biologics (-3.83%) declined.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index rose 0.76 points (0.10%) from the previous day to 738.09.

In the KOSDAQ market, individual investors were net buyers with 37.3 billion KRW. Conversely, foreigners and institutions were net sellers, offloading 26.5 billion KRW and 3.6 billion KRW respectively.

Among the top market cap companies, Celltrion Healthcare (-1.33%), HL Biopharma (-1.06%), and Celltrion Pharm (-2.42%) declined, while Alteogen (3.12%) and Seegene (0.09%) rose.

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