KOSPI Approaches 2700 Level... SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics Show Mixed Fortunes

In the US stock market, IT stocks gained momentum, leading South Korea's representative semiconductor stock SK Hynix to surge over 4%. On the other hand, Samsung Electronics continued its decline following a 3% drop last week, falling below the 75,000 won level.

On the 27th, the KOSPI index was at 2,698.60, up 11 points (0.41%) compared to the previous session as of 10:41 AM. The index started the day up 0.36% and maintained a gradual upward trend throughout the session.

By investor type, foreign investors were net sellers of 205.2 billion won, while institutions and individuals bought 155.7 billion won and 32 billion won worth of stocks, respectively.

By sector, machinery (5.31%), construction (2.20%), food and beverage (2.07%), transportation and warehousing (1.96%), medical precision (1.50%), and insurance (1.19%) showed gains. Conversely, steel and metals fell more than 1%.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, performances were mixed. Samsung Electronics (-1.84%) continued its decline from last week, along with Samsung Biologics (-0.67%), Samsung Electronics Preferred Shares (-0.81%), Celltrion (-0.33%), and POSCO Holdings (-1.31%). In contrast, SK Hynix rose 4.48%, and LG Energy Solution (0.28%), Hyundai Motor (1.12%), Kia (2.83%), and KB Financial Group (0.39%) also showed gains.

With IT stocks led by Nvidia showing strength in the US market, domestic semiconductor stocks such as SK Hynix are also experiencing a concurrent rally. However, Samsung Electronics appears unable to shake off the impact of last week's reports regarding the failure of Samsung Electronics' HBM3E quality test for Nvidia.

Meanwhile, the KOSDAQ index was at 839.61, up 0.20 points (0.02%) from the previous session. The index started the day up 0.5% but gave up most of its gains.

In the KOSDAQ market, individuals and foreign investors were net sellers of 20.7 billion won and 4 billion won, respectively, while institutions purchased 31.2 billion won worth of stocks.

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