KOSPI Holds Firm Above 2600... KOSDAQ Turns Weak

On the 26th, the domestic stock market showed mixed trends around the flat range in the early session.

As of 9:30 a.m., the KOSPI was trading at 2,625.26, up 9.45 points (0.36%) from the previous day. The index opened at 2,628.09, up 12.28 points (0.47%). Individual investors sold a net 106.2 billion KRW, while foreigners and institutions bought 31 billion KRW and 77.5 billion KRW, respectively.

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Top market capitalization stocks also showed mixed trends. Dongseo (5.37%), LG Innotek (4.54%), APR (3.92%), LG Chem (3.18%), Lotte Chemical (3.17%), and Netmarble (3.11%) rose, but Samsung Card (-6.79%), HD Hyundai Electric (-3.89%), SK Biopharm (-2.79%), Orion (-2.27%), and Yuhan Corporation (-2.07%) declined.

By sector, non-ferrous metals (2.09%), automobiles (2.01%), electrical products (1.20%), chemicals (1.20%), and trading companies (1.09%) were on the rise. Meanwhile, life sciences (-1.97%), other finance (-1.72%), electrical equipment (-1.56%), shipbuilding (-1.12%), and pharmaceuticals (-1.11%) sectors were falling.

At the same time, the KOSDAQ was trading at 709.16, down 2.10 points (0.30%). The index opened at 714.36, up 3.10 points (0.44%), but soon turned bearish. While individual and institutional investors bought net amounts of 17.6 billion KRW and 7.3 billion KRW respectively, foreigners sold 24.8 billion KRW alone.

Among the top market cap stocks, HiGen R&M (4.01%), Lunit (2.90%), Taesung (2.53%), Medyion (2.31%), and Philoptics (1.90%) were rising. Naturecell (-7.80%), ABL Bio (-5.90%), Voronoi (-5.20%), GemVax (-4.72%), and GI Innovation (-4.55%) saw their stock prices decline.

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