KOSPI, Foreigners vs Individuals Battle... Slightly Firm During Session

The KOSPI index is moving within a firm range during the session as foreign investors' net selling and individual investors' net buying are engaged in a tight tug-of-war.

As of 10:04 a.m. on the 25th, the KOSPI index is trading at 2630.70, up 0.08% from the previous day.

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By investor type, institutions and foreign investors are net selling 73.7 billion KRW and 802.4 billion KRW respectively, while individuals are net buying 861.1 billion KRW. In the futures market, foreign investors are net selling 142.5 billion KRW, whereas institutions and individuals are net buying 67.4 billion KRW and 91.6 billion KRW respectively.

Sector performance is mixed. The machinery sector is up 2.47%, with paper and wood at 1.13%, medical precision at 1.08%, steel and metals at 0.63%, transportation equipment at 0.66%, distribution at 0.7%, insurance at 0.69%, and chemicals at 0.66% showing strength. Conversely, transportation and warehousing fell 2.55%, telecommunications dropped 0.76%, food and beverages declined 0.76%, and services decreased 0.54%.

Top market capitalization stocks are also showing mixed movements. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are down 0.43% and 0.88% respectively, and NAVER is also weak, down 1.48%. On the other hand, POSCO Holdings is up 0.78%, Samsung Biologics 0.67%, LG Chem 1.12%, Samsung SDI 0.14%, and POSCO Future M 4.61% are on the rise.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is showing strength. The KOSDAQ index is trading at 935.07, up 0.56% from the previous day. By investor type, institutions and foreign investors are net selling 28.4 billion KRW and 57.0 billion KRW respectively, while individuals are net buying 90.8 billion KRW.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, secondary battery-related stocks such as EcoPro Group and POSCO Group continue to show strength. EcoPro BM is up 1.48%, EcoPro 5.34%, and POSCO DX 4.02% are also strong. JYP Ent. is rising 9.3%.

Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate is trading at 1282.3 won, up 2.4 won from the previous day.

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