KOSPI Rises Over 1% on Net Foreign Buying Pressure

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The KOSPI is rising more than 1% as foreign investors continue their net buying trend.

At 11:30 AM on the 24th, the KOSPI stood at 2328.70, up 1.05% (24.11 points) from the previous session. The KOSPI opened at 2309.38, up 0.21% (4.79 points) from the previous session.

In the KOSPI market, foreigners bought stocks worth 135.9 billion KRW, while individuals and institutions sold stocks worth 164.8 billion KRW and 4.7 billion KRW, respectively.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Electronics traded at 56,200 KRW, up 0.54% from the previous session. SK Hynix (3.09%), Samsung Biologics (1.88%), Naver (1.60%), LG Chem (1%), Celltrion (1.5%), Hyundai Motor (3.85%), Kakao (2.43%), and Samsung SDI (2.36%) also rose.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index stood at 810.47, up 1.82% (14.46 points) from the previous session. In the KOSDAQ market, foreigners and institutions were net buyers of 71.5 billion KRW and 47.4 billion KRW, respectively, while individuals were the sole net sellers with 95 billion KRW.

Among the top market capitalization stocks in the KOSDAQ market, Alteogen rose 11.97% to trade at 187,100 KRW. Celltrion Healthcare (2.50%), Seegene (4.82%), HLB (3.19%), Celltrion Pharm (1.01%), Genexine (4.39%), EcoPro BM (0.90%), and KM Healthcare (4.57%) also maintained upward momentum.

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