Domestic Stock Market Shows Mixed Trends Amid Aftermath of Sharp Decline in US AI Leading Stocks

On the 26th, the domestic stock market showed mixed trends as it absorbed negative factors such as cooling U.S. consumer sentiment and a sharp decline in AI leading stocks.

As of 9:34 a.m., the KOSPI was trading at 2,628.16, down 2.13 points (0.08%) from the previous session. The index opened at 2,629.86, down 0.43 points (0.02%). Currently, foreigners and institutions are selling 248.7 billion KRW and 35.6 billion KRW respectively, while individuals are net buying 276.9 billion KRW.

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Among the top market capitalization stocks, POSCO International (4.2%), Kakao (3.77%), POSCO Holdings (3.28%), Celltrion (2.87%), and HYBE (2.59%) are rising. On the other hand, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (-3.08%), Hanwha Systems (-2.87%), Hanwha Ocean (-2.66%), Doosan Enerbility (-2.48%), HD Hyundai Marine Solutions (-2.46%), and Samsung C&T (-2.32%) are declining.

By sector, trading companies (3.54%), steel (2.42%), game software (1.95%), and software (1.42%) are on the rise, while other distribution (-6.38%), shipbuilding (-1.93%), and cosmetics (-1.47%) sectors are showing weakness.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 769.64, up 0.21 points (0.03%). The KOSDAQ opened down 0.43 points (0.06%) at 769.00 but later turned upward. Foreigners and institutions are net selling 105.4 billion KRW and 23.8 billion KRW respectively, while individuals are buying 133.1 billion KRW.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, Cafe24 (26.95%), Simtek (9.78%), Classys (6.21%), Wemade (5.84%), and SOOP (4.06%) are seeing price increases. Conversely, Silicon2U (-15.73%), VT (-3.74%), Hyundai Hims (-2.96%), and Doosan Tesna (-2.95%) are declining.

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