Foreigners and Institutions 'Buy'... KOSPI Starts Upward, Approaching 2680 Level

The KOSPI is on the rise on the morning of the 20th amid buying pressure from foreigners and institutions.

As of 9:30 a.m., the KOSPI index was trading at 2680.16, up 23.99 points (0.90%) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 2680.70, up 24.53 points (0.92%), and the upward trend continues. Foreigners purchased 89.5 billion KRW, institutions bought 70.1 billion KRW, while individuals sold 154.8 billion KRW alone.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Life Insurance (4.06%), Samsung SDI (3.99%), Hana Financial Group (3.75%), KB Financial Group (3.72%), Hyundai Motor (3.37%), Shinhan Financial Group (3.03%), and Samsung C&T (2.00%) are rising. POSCO Holdings (-0.58%), POSCO Future M (-0.16%), and SK Hynix (-0.12%) are declining.

By sector, insurance (2.28%), finance (1.50%), medical precision (1.36%), transportation equipment (1.01%), and paper and wood (0.97%) are rising. On the other hand, electricity and gas (-1.06%), steel and metals (-0.44%), and machinery (-0.02%) sectors are falling.

On the 19th (local time) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the blue-chip-focused Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,110.76, up 320.33 points (0.83%) from the previous trading day. The large-cap-focused S&P 500 index rose 29.09 points (0.56%) to 5,178.51, hitting an all-time high. The Nasdaq index closed at 16,166.79, up 63.34 points (0.39%).

The rise of top market cap tech stocks such as NVIDIA stood out. NVIDIA, which unveiled the next-generation AI chip B100 based on the new Blackwell GPU the day before, initially fell but closed up 1.07%. Kiwoom Securities researchers Han Ji-young and Kim Ji-hyun said, "From an industry perspective, attention should be paid to the rebound in NVIDIA's stock price, which has been a driving force behind the strength of the U.S. stock market," adding, "It is expected to restore investment sentiment in semiconductor stocks overall, including domestic AI."

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index recorded 895.17, up 3.26 points (0.37%) from the previous session. The index opened at 894.34, up 2.43 points (0.27%), and is still on the rise. Individuals and institutions bought 22.9 billion KRW and 3.6 billion KRW respectively, while foreigners sold 14.8 billion KRW.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Wemade (10.08%), Shinseong Delta Tech (5.48%), Hugel (1.93%), Celltrion Pharm (0.81%), JYP Entertainment (JYP Ent.) (0.74%), Enchem (0.65%), and EcoPro (0.13%) are rising. Meanwhile, Classys (-2.21%), LegoChem Biosciences (-1.94%), and HLB Life Science (-1.71%) are declining.

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