KOSPI Closes at 2772.18...Record High Surpassed Again

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] On the 18th, the KOSPI closed slightly higher, driven by solo net buying from individual investors. The index set a new closing record high.

On that day, the KOSPI closed at 2,772.18, up 1.75 points (0.06%) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 2,770.95, up 0.52 points (0.02%) from the previous day, and fluctuated within a narrow range. During the session, it reached 2,782.15, approaching the intraday all-time high of 2,782.79.

By investor type, individuals led the index rise with net buying of 390.6 billion KRW. In contrast, foreigners and institutions net sold 194.2 billion KRW and 152.5 billion KRW, respectively.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Electronics (-0.41%), SK Hynix (-0.84%), LG Chem (-1.93%), and Samsung Biologics (-0.25%) declined. Meanwhile, Celltrion (1.28%) and Samsung SDI (0.18%) rose.

The KOSDAQ closed at 947.24, up 3.20 points (0.34%) from the previous day. Individuals and foreigners net bought 63.6 billion KRW and 40.4 billion KRW, respectively. Institutions net sold 69.3 billion KRW.

Among the top market cap stocks, most declined except for Celltrion Healthcare (2.58%) and Celltrion Pharm (3.63%). In particular, Alteogen (-2.51%) and SK Materials (-2.50%) fell by over 2%.

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