KOSPI Weakens During Session on Institutional and Foreign Net Selling

Yonhap News Agency

The KOSPI is showing weakness during trading hours, pressured by net selling from institutional and foreign investors.

As of 10:30 a.m. on November 4, 2025, the KOSPI is trading at 4,166.15, down 1.32% from the previous day.

By investor type, institutions and foreigners are net sellers, offloading 334.4 billion won and 1.1471 trillion won, respectively, while individual investors are net buyers, purchasing 1.4699 trillion won. In the futures market, institutions and individuals are net buyers of 917.7 billion won and 368.2 billion won, respectively, while foreigners are net sellers of 1.3128 trillion won.

Most sectors are declining. The securities sector is down 3.1%, transportation equipment by 3.14%, electrical and electronics by 2.14%, manufacturing by 1.65%, distribution by 0.97%, transportation and storage by 1.0%, IT services by 0.45%, construction by 0.59%, insurance by 0.49%, machinery and equipment by 0.44%, and electricity and gas by 0.36%. On the other hand, the pharmaceutical sector is up 1.43%, food, beverage & tobacco by 1.33%, chemicals by 0.7%, and non-metallic minerals by 0.62%.

Among large-cap stocks, performances are mixed. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are down 1.89% and 3.87%, respectively, Hyundai Motor by 3.95%, Hanwha Aerospace by 1.82%, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries by 6.1%, Kia by 2.46%, and NAVER by 1.82%. Meanwhile, LG Energy Solution is up 0.63%, Doosan Enerbility by 0.56%, and KB Financial Group by 3.22%.

The KOSDAQ index is on the rise. The KOSDAQ is trading at 931.19, up 1.83% from the previous day. By investor type, institutions are net buyers of 41.2 billion won, while foreigners and individuals are net sellers of 4.9 billion won and 11.7 billion won, respectively.

Most large-cap stocks on the KOSDAQ are strong. Alteogen is up 5.16%, Ecopro by 2.43%, Rainbow Robotics by 0.72%, HLB by 22.59%, Peptron by 3.61%, ABL Bio by 3.48%, Ligochem Bio by 5.18%, PharmaResearch by 0.56%, Samchundang Pharm by 2.35%, LinoTech by 2.59%, Kolon TissueGene by 8.47%, and Voronoi by 7.09%.

Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won/dollar exchange rate is trading at 1,437.8 won, up 6.5 won from the previous day.

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