KOSPI Surpasses All-Time High of 6,600... KOSDAQ Also on the Rise

KOSPI Closes Above 6,600, KOSDAQ Tops 1,200

Foreign and Institutional Investors Lead KOSPI Gains, Individuals and Institutions Drive KOSDAQ Buying

The KOSPI index has surpassed its all-time high, breaking through the 6,600 mark. The KOSDAQ index is also continuing its upward trend around the 1,200 level.

Yonhap News Agency

On April 27, the KOSPI index closed at 6,615.03, up 139.40 points (2.15%) from the previous session.

By investor type, institutional investors and foreigners showed strong net buying. Institutions net purchased 1.1015 trillion won, while foreign investors net purchased 900.1 billion won. In contrast, individual investors recorded net selling of 1.9751 trillion won.

By industry, most sectors rose. Machinery & Equipment (+6.69%), Electrical & Electronics (+3.25%), General Services (+2.56%), Manufacturing (+2.49%), Securities (+2.12%), and Financials (+1.60%) posted gains. On the other hand, seven sectors, including Telecommunications (-1.46%), Pharmaceuticals (-1.38%), Paper & Wood (-1.24%), and Electricity & Gas (-0.72%), declined.

Among the top 20 stocks by market capitalization, more rose than fell. Nine stocks including SK Square (+8.83%), SK hynix (+5.73%), HD Hyundai Electric (+4.65%), and Samsung Electronics (+2.28%) saw their share prices increase. In contrast, eight stocks, such as LG Energy Solution (-3.53%), Celltrion (-2.39%), and Samsung Biologics (-1.24%), declined.

The KOSDAQ index also closed up 22.34 points (1.86%) from the previous session, ending at 1,226.18.

By investor type, individuals and institutions recorded net buying of 139.9 billion won and 79.9 billion won, respectively. Foreign investors, on the other hand, posted net selling of 181.7 billion won.

By sector, most industries rose. Machinery & Equipment (+3.61%), Pharmaceuticals (+3.56%), Transportation & Storage (+3.20%), and Transportation Equipment & Parts (+2.82%) led the gains. In contrast, six sectors, including Paper & Wood (-0.59%), Other Manufacturing (-0.38%), and Entertainment & Culture (-0.32%), saw declines.

Among the top 20 KOSDAQ stocks by market capitalization, most share prices surged. Padu (+19.38%), Robotis (+18.97%), ABL Bio (+9.86%), and Rainbow Robotics (+9.31%) all gained. Meanwhile, five stocks, including Leeno Industrial (-11.74%), Ecopro BM (-0.24%), EO Technics (-0.20%), and Voronoi (-0.16%), declined.

Meanwhile, in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won-dollar exchange rate closed at 1,472.5 won, down 12.0 won from the previous trading day.

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