Early Session Individual Net Buying Leads KOSPI to Recover Above 3100 Level
KOSDAQ Recovers Above 1000 Level Intraday
[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] In the early trading session, both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ indices are showing upward trends.
At 9:09 a.m. on the 20th, the KOSPI stood at 3,107.22, up 0.3% (9.39 points) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 3,111.10, up 0.43% (13.27 points) from the previous day. Looking at the supply and demand trends, individual investors alone purchased stocks worth 133.5 billion KRW, while institutions and foreigners sold stocks worth 80.1 billion KRW and 48.7 billion KRW, respectively.
Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Electronics traded at 73,500 KRW, up 0.55% from the previous day. Other stocks such as SK Hynix (0.49%), Samsung Biologics (0.62%), LG Chem (1.23%), and Samsung SDI (0.13%) rose, while Hyundai Motor (-0.24%) and KakaoBank (-0.65%) declined.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index stood at 995.80, up 0.47% (4.65 points) from the previous trading day. The KOSDAQ index opened at 997.02, up 0.59% (5.87 points) from the previous day. In the KOSDAQ market as well, individual investors alone bought stocks worth 48.5 billion KRW, while foreigners and institutions sold stocks worth 43.3 billion KRW and 4.1 billion KRW, respectively.
Among the top market capitalization stocks, EcoPro BM (1.44%), Celltrion Pharm (0.56%), Kakao Games (1.18%), Pearl Abyss (1.63%), SK Materials (0.87%), L&F (0.40%), Seegene (0.15%), and CJ ENM (0.27%) rose, while Celltrion Healthcare (-0.09%) and HLB (-0.97%) declined.
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Han Ji-young, a researcher at Kiwoom Securities, explained, “The domestic stock market is expected to attempt a rebound as the perception that the sharp decline earlier was excessive leads to bottom-fishing and technical buying. However, there is a possibility that forced sales related to margin loans for some small and mid-cap stocks that experienced a plunge the previous day may emerge, so caution is needed regarding increased volatility in small and mid-cap stocks.”
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