KOSPI and KOSDAQ Start Lower Together... Samsung Electronics Returns to 60,000 Won Range
On the 21st, the domestic stock market opened lower.
As of 9:05 a.m. that day, the KOSPI index stood at 2,578.56, down 21.67 points (0.83%) from the previous trading day. Foreign investors sold a net 67.4 billion KRW, while individuals and institutions sold a net 66.6 billion KRW and 1.6 billion KRW, respectively.
Among the top market capitalization groups in the KOSPI market, most stocks declined except for Samsung Biologics (0.41%). Samsung Electronics traded at 69,800 KRW, down 1.69% from the previous day. SK Hynix also fell 2.31% to 114,200 KRW, showing weakness in semiconductor-related stocks.
Han Ji-young, a researcher at Kiwoom Securities, said, "TSMC, which announced its earnings yesterday, stated that its investment in the first half of the year increased by 8.3% compared to last year." She added, "Most of the investment was used to expand foundry facilities, which is interpreted as an intention to strengthen its position as the industry leader, and this has dampened investment sentiment in the domestic semiconductor sector."
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index was trading at 920.75, down 10.85 points (1.16%) from the previous trading day. Individuals and institutions were net buyers of 25.1 billion KRW and 2.6 billion KRW, respectively, but institutional investors sold a net 25.4 billion KRW.
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Among the top market capitalization stocks in KOSDAQ, Ecopro BM (-2.48%) and Ecopro (-3.23%) showed simultaneous weakness, and secondary battery-related stocks such as L&F (-3.84%) were all weak. On the other hand, pharmaceutical stocks such as Celltrion Healthcare (2.04%) and Celltrion Pharm (4.25%) showed an upward trend.
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