According to the Korea Exchange, as of 1:26 PM, KOSPI was trading at 8,584.27, up 189.62 points (2.26%) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 8,416.70, up 22.05 points (0.26%), and continued to gain momentum, reaching a high of 8,584.27 during the session.
Retail investors purchased a net 175 billion won worth of stocks. Foreign investors sold a net 2.43 trillion won, while institutional investors bought a net 2.23 trillion won, helping to lift the index.
Most of the top market capitalization stocks were in the green. Samsung Electronics rose 4.95%, SK Hynix increased by 2.45%, SK Square climbed 6.52%, Samsung Electro-Mechanics gained 6.92%, Hyundai Motor was up 0.40%, Samsung C&T rose 1.17%, Samsung Life Insurance increased by 0.49%, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries was up 0.84%. Conversely, LG Energy Solution fell 8.49%, and Samsung Biologics dropped 2.49%.
At the same time, KOSDAQ was trading at 916.00, down 4.57 points (0.50%) from the previous day. The index opened at 925.21, up 4.64 points (0.50%), but reversed its gains and turned lower.
Retail investors bought a net 325.9 billion won worth of stocks, while foreign and institutional investors sold a net 246.5 billion won and 78.5 billion won, respectively.
The top KOSDAQ stocks showed mixed performance. JUSUNG Engineering rose 13.53%, Wonik IPS increased by 6.79%, EoTechnics gained 3.29%, HLB was up 1.37%, and Rainbow Robotics rose 0.97%. On the downside, EcoPro fell 8.05%, EcoPro BM dropped 5.57%, Alteogen decreased by 3.22%, Kolon TissueGene fell 3.70%, and Rino Technology was down 1.99%.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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