KOSPI Rebounds Above 4000 After Higher Open... KOSDAQ Turns Lower

On the 10th, the KOSPI index rebounded after the opening and recovered the 4000 level. In contrast, the KOSDAQ index turned downward immediately after the market opened, falling to the 870 level.

On the 10th, the KOSPI rose more than 2% intraday, recovering the 4000 mark, and the won/dollar exchange rate fell below 1460. The status board in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Jung-gu, Seoul, displayed the KOSPI, won/dollar exchange rate, and KOSDAQ index. At 9:03 a.m., the KOSPI opened at 4013.55, up 59.79 points (1.51%) from the previous close, and the won/dollar exchange rate started at 1455.60 won, down 1.30 won (0.09%). Photo by Jo Yongjun, November 10, 2025.

As of 9:15 a.m. on this day, the KOSPI stood at 4025.21, up 1.81% from the previous trading day. The index started at 3991.87, up 0.96% from the previous close, and further expanded its gains to re-enter the 4000 level.

Institutional and foreign investors are driving the index upward with net purchases of 30.3 billion won and 148.5 billion won, respectively. In contrast, individual investors are net selling 170.1 billion won.

Most sectors are showing gains. Securities lead with a 5.51% increase, followed by insurance (4.87%), finance (4.42%), retail (3.05%), transportation equipment and parts (2.65%), IT services (2.51%), textiles and apparel (1.89%), non-metallic minerals (1.86%), telecommunications (1.83%), transportation and storage (1.65%), and chemicals (1.46%). Only the entertainment and culture sector is declining, down 2.39%.

Among the top market capitalization stocks, except for LG Energy Solution (-0.65%), all are rising: Samsung Electronics (0.92%), SK Hynix (1.55%), Hyundai Motor (2.65%), KB Financial Group (6.63%), Doosan Enerbility (0.39%), Hanwha Aerospace (3.79%), and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (2.30%).

At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is at 875.83, down 0.11% from the previous session. The index opened at 882.44, up 0.64% from the previous close, but then turned downward.

Foreign investors are leading the decline in the index by net selling 70.7 billion won. In contrast, individuals and institutions are net buying 67.2 billion won and 4.3 billion won, respectively.

A differentiated trend is emerging by sector. Telecommunications (2.11%), IT services (1.54%), transportation and storage (1.34%), textiles and apparel (1.26%), food, beverage and tobacco (1.12%), transportation equipment and parts (1.04%), and medical and precision instruments (0.78%) are rising, while machinery and equipment (-1.76%), electrical and electronics (-1.33%), finance (-0.67%), manufacturing (-0.49%), and publishing and media replication (-0.26%) are declining.

Among the top 10 KOSDAQ stocks by market capitalization, Alteogen (0.19%), HLB (3.26%), ABL Bio (0.20%), and LegoChem Biosciences (0.60%) are rising, while Ecopro BM (-0.86%), Ecopro (-2.87%), Rainbow Robotics (-2.84%), Peptron (-2.45%), Samchundang Pharm (-1.36%), and PharmaResearch (-2.76%) are showing weakness.

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