Stock Market Volatility Expands... KOSDAQ Falls 5%

On the 26th, the domestic stock market is showing sharp volatility during the trading session. The KOSPI index fell nearly 2%, while the KOSDAQ dropped about 5%, breaking below the 900 level.

As of 2 PM on the 26th, the KOSPI index is trading at 2591.78, down 44.68 points (1.69%) from the previous trading day. The KOSPI index started the day with a slight gain but fluctuated between declines and rebounds before the drop widened in the afternoon. During the session, it fell to as low as 2580.98 before slightly rebounding again.

In the stock market, individual investors are net buyers with purchases totaling approximately 1 trillion KRW (960.4 billion KRW), but foreign and institutional investors are net sellers with 793.7 billion KRW and 191.2 billion KRW, respectively.

Early in the session, secondary battery-related stocks that surged have given up all their gains and are now showing a flat trend. POSCO Holdings soared about 15% to 76,400 KRW in the morning, setting a new all-time high, but fell back to the 66,000 KRW range in the afternoon. POSCO Future M also rose about 14% to 694,000 KRW before turning weak and fluctuating around the 590,000 KRW level in the afternoon.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is at 893.83, down 46.13 points (4.91%) from the previous trading day. The KOSDAQ index surged to 956.40 around 1 PM but then sharply dropped to 886.14, showing significant volatility. It rebounded above the 900 level but continued to fluctuate, showing an unstable pattern.

In the KOSDAQ market, EcoPro BM and EcoPro are up 5.3% and 2.09%, respectively. However, the gains for these two stocks have narrowed compared to their more than 10% surge in the morning.

Foreign investors are net buyers with 738.9 billion KRW, while individual and institutional investors are net sellers with 578.6 billion KRW and 120.4 billion KRW, respectively.

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