KOSPI Rises Over 1% Intraday on Net Buying by Institutions and Foreign Investors

by Jang Hyowon

Published 29 Sep.2025 10:26(KST)

Updated 29 Sep.2025 14:15(KST)

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The KOSPI is showing a strong performance, rising by more than 1% during intraday trading, supported by net buying from institutional and foreign investors.

As of 10:18 a.m. on September 29, the KOSPI is trading at 3,430.85, up 1.35% from the previous day.

By investor type, institutions and foreign investors have net purchased 197.3 billion won and 191.2 billion won, respectively, while individual investors have net sold 347.1 billion won. In the futures market, institutions and individuals have net sold 643 billion won and 304.6 billion won, respectively, while foreign investors have net purchased 965 billion won.

Most sectors are showing gains. The IT services sector is up 4.03%, securities 3.92%, insurance 2.17%, electrical and electronics 1.87%, finance 1.67%, non-metallics 1.51%, manufacturing 1.26%, medical precision 1.07%, machinery and equipment 1.23%, pharmaceuticals 0.68%, metals 0.69%, and distribution 0.67%. In contrast, the real estate and general services sectors are trading slightly lower.

Most of the top market capitalization stocks are also on the rise. Samsung Electronics is up 1.8%, SK Hynix 3.34%, LG Energy Solution 0.43%, Samsung Biologics 0.2%, Hanwha Aerospace 0.77%, Hyundai Motor 0.23%, KB Financial Group 2.13%, Naver 7.6%, Celltrion 1.01%, and Doosan Enerbility 1.43%. On the other hand, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is down 0.31%.

The KOSDAQ index is also showing strength. The KOSDAQ is trading at 845.27, up 1.21% from the previous day. By investor type, institutions and foreign investors have net purchased 42.6 billion won and 84.4 billion won, respectively, while individual investors have net sold 114.1 billion won.

Most of the top market capitalization stocks are also gaining. Alteogen is up 3.8%, Ecopro BM 0.26%, Ecopro 0.21%, Peptron 0.72%, PharmaResearch 0.17%, Regacembio 0.14%, HLB 1.68%, Samchundang Pharm 1.85%, and Lino Industrial 1.57%. In contrast, Rainbow Robotics is down 0.8% and ABL Bio is also down 0.33%.