KOSPI Starts Slightly Higher... Moving Around 2500 Level

The KOSPI index started the session on the 28th with a slight gain and is trading around the 2500 level.

As of 9:23 a.m., the KOSPI index is at 2502.38, up 0.26% (6.57 points) compared to the previous trading day. The index opened at 2511.79, up 0.64% (15.98 points) from the previous close.

By investor type, individual investors are buying stocks worth 192.1 billion KRW alone. Meanwhile, foreign investors and institutions are net sellers of stocks worth 8.8 billion KRW and 145.2 billion KRW, respectively.

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Among the top 10 companies by market capitalization, Samsung Electronics (0.93%), SK Hynix (0.23%), Samsung Biologics (0.64%), and POSCO Holdings (0.26%) are recording gains, while LG Energy Solution (-1.19%), LG Chem (-0.94%), Samsung SDI (-1.84%), Samsung Electronics Preferred (-0.18%), Hyundai Motor (-1.49%), and Kia (-0.92%) are declining.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is at 853.28, up 0.36% (3.07 points) from the previous trading day. The KOSDAQ opened at 860.11, up 1.16% (9.90 points).

By investor type, individual investors are again net buyers with purchases worth 308.1 billion KRW, while foreign investors and institutions sold stocks worth 254.4 billion KRW and 41.6 billion KRW, respectively.

Among the top 10 companies by market capitalization, EcoPro BM (2.23%), EcoPro (6.21%), HLB (0.29%), Kakao Games (1.50%), JYP Ent. (2.27%), and Pearl Abyss (2.10%) are recording gains, while Celltrion Healthcare (-1.29%), L&F (-2.17%), Celltrion Pharm (-1.20%), and Osstem Implant (-0.11%) are showing declines.

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