Due to Individual and Foreign Buying Pressure... KOSPI Shows Slightly Firm Trend

KOSDAQ Falls Below 1000 Early in Session... Rebounds to 1010 Level

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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] The KOSPI is showing a firm gain, supported by buying momentum from individuals and foreigners. The KOSDAQ, which had fallen below the 1000 mark in early trading, rebounded again.

As of 1:50 PM on the 30th, the KOSPI recorded 3067.39, up 0.23% (7.12 points) from the previous day. It had risen to as high as 3079.43 at 1:02 PM on the same day.

Buying by individuals and foreigners is strong. Individuals and foreigners net purchased 310.7 billion KRW and 74.6 billion KRW, respectively. Institutions net sold 392.2 billion KRW.

Most sectors rose. The textile and apparel sector saw the largest increase at 2.31%. This was followed by telecommunications (1.59%), insurance (1.04%), machinery (1.04%), and services (0.91%). Meanwhile, transportation and warehousing (-1.55%), chemicals (-1.02%), banking (-0.57%), and pharmaceuticals (-0.30%) declined.

The top 10 stocks by market capitalization showed mixed results. SK Hynix posted the largest gain at 2.00%. This was followed by Kakao (1.29%), Samsung Electronics (0.67%), Samsung SDI (0.14%), and LG Chem (0.13%). Hyundai Motor (-0.74%), Kia (-0.25%), Celltrion (-0.19%), and NAVER (-0.13%) declined. Samsung Biologics remained unchanged.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ recorded 1006.48, up 0.50% (5.02 points) from the previous day. Although it fell below 1000 early in the session, hitting 999.58, it rebounded to 1010.03 by 1:14 PM.

Individuals are leading the index's rise. Individuals net purchased 100.7 billion KRW. Foreigners and institutions net sold 103.7 billion KRW and 5.6 billion KRW, respectively.

Almost all sectors rose. The entertainment and culture sector saw the largest increase at 3.86%. This was followed by paper and wood (2.88%), general electrical and electronics (2.42%), IT components (1.11%), metals (1.01%), and software (0.82%). Meanwhile, textile and apparel (-0.67%), information devices (-0.48%), digital content (-0.44%), and transportation equipment and parts (-0.41%) declined.

The top 10 stocks by market capitalization showed mixed results. EcoPro BM posted the largest gain at 4.16%. This was followed by L&F (3.14%), SK Materials (2.23%), CJ ENM (0.54%), and Celltrion Healthcare (0.09%). HLB (-3.58%), Kakao Games (-0.45%), Pearl Abyss (-0.25%), Seegene (-0.16%), and Celltrion Pharm (-0.14%) declined.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.