"KOSPI Lacks Momentum as Only Individuals Buy... Foreign and Institutional Selling Increase"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Myunghwan Lee] The KOSPI index has been repeatedly rising and falling during trading on the 25th. Foreign investors and institutions have increased their net selling in the afternoon following the morning session, preventing the index from rising. Only individual investors are buying, with purchases amounting to 600 billion KRW.

As of 1:50 PM on the day, the KOSPI stands at 2732.99, up 2.73 points (0.10%) from the previous trading day. The KOSPI opened at 2740.83, up 11.17 points (0.41%), retreated to the mid-2720s around 10 AM, then turned upward again, approaching 2740 by 11 AM. It then declined again before turning upward in the afternoon.

By investor type, individual investors alone have net purchased 598.2 billion KRW, while foreign investors and institutions have sold 451.5 billion KRW and 156.7 billion KRW respectively.

Most of the top 10 market capitalization stocks are in decline. SK Hynix is trading at 118,500 KRW, down 1.66% from the previous day. Others falling include ▲Naver (NAVER) (-1.91%) ▲Samsung Biologics (-0.61%) ▲Samsung Electronics Preferred (-0.16%) ▲Kakao (-0.48%) ▲Hyundai Motor (-1.14%). On the other hand, LG Energy Solution surged 7.60% to 439,000 KRW compared to the previous trading day. Samsung SDI also rose 2.26%. Samsung Electronics is trading unchanged at 69,800 KRW.

By sector, the medical precision sector shows a notable rise of 2.38%. Conversely, transportation and warehousing (-1.57%), steel and metals (-1.14%), and electric and gas utilities (-0.95%) are declining.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index stands at 936.05, up 4.30 points (0.46%) from the previous trading day. The KOSDAQ opened at 936.94, up 5.19 points (0.56%), and has been increasing gains in the afternoon.

By investor type, individuals and institutions have bought 15.9 billion KRW and 10.9 billion KRW respectively, while foreign investors have net sold 10.5 billion KRW.

Among the top market capitalization stocks on KOSDAQ, Kakao Games is trading at 77,000 KRW, up 2.80% from the previous day. L&F (2.77%) and EcoPro BM (1.20%) are also rising. Conversely, Wemade is trading at 104,300 KRW, down 2.80% from the previous day. HLB (-2.55%) and Pearl Abyss (-1.12%) are also declining.

By sector, digital content (1.48%) and telecommunications equipment (1.13%) are rising, while metals (-0.77%) and transportation (-0.65%) are falling.

Seosangyoung, a researcher at Mirae Asset Securities, analyzed, "Considering the global economic slowdown and the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance, it is necessary to pay attention to the direction of foreign investors' supply and demand."

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