Foreigners and Institutions Net Buyers... KOSPI Rises by 0.3% Range

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The KOSPI is showing an upward trend due to net buying by foreigners and institutions.

At 9:15 a.m. on the 17th, the KOSPI stood at 2,541.17, up 0.3% (7.65 points) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 2,536.57, up 0.12% (3.05 points) from the previous day, and continued its upward momentum. Looking at investment trends, foreigners and institutions bought stocks worth 5.6 billion KRW and 57.8 billion KRW respectively, while individuals sold stocks worth 63 billion KRW alone.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Electronics recorded 60,900 KRW, down 0.16% from the previous trading day. LG Energy Solution (-0.22%), SK Hynix (-0.41%), Samsung Biologics (-0.55%), Samsung SDI (-0.63%), NAVER (-1.54%), Hyundai Motor (-1.01%), and Kakao (-0.5%) also declined. Only LG Chem and Celltrion rose by 1.5% and 0.95%, respectively.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index stood at 832.37, down 0.28% (2.37 points) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 834.91, up 0.02% (0.17 points) from the previous day, but then turned downward. Looking at investment trends, foreigners and institutions sold stocks worth 57.1 billion KRW and 400 million KRW respectively, while individuals alone bought stocks worth 60.1 billion KRW.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Celltrion Healthcare stood at 79,200 KRW, up 1.28% from the previous trading day. L&F (2.63%), Kakao Games (0.17%), Celltrion Pharm (1.33%), and Chunbo (0.08%) rose, while HLB (-0.46%), Pearl Abyss (-0.51%), Alteogen (-0.97%), and EcoPro (-0.68%) declined.

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