The KOSPI index is showing a strong gain of over 1% in early trading, driven by rising shares of major semiconductor companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. In contrast, the KOSDAQ is experiencing a decline due to profit-taking following the previous day's gains.
As of 9:10 a.m. on August 12, the KOSPI is trading at 6,430.68, up 85.15 points (1.34%) from the previous trading day. The index opened at 6,438.50, up 92.97 points (1.47%).
Individual and foreign investors are net buyers, purchasing 31.8 billion won and 34.1 billion won worth of shares, respectively. However, institutional investors are net sellers, offloading 59.4 billion won.
Most of the top market capitalization stocks are rising, including Samsung Electronics (up 2.30%), SK Hynix (up 1.79%), Samsung Electronics Preferred (up 2.16%), SK Square (up 4.76%), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (up 2.46%), LG Energy Solution (up 0.56%), Samsung Biologics (up 0.19%), Samsung Life Insurance (up 3.80%), KB Financial Group (up 0.78%), and Samsung C&T (up 1.74%). In contrast, Hyundai Motor is down 0.50%.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ is trading at 846.67, down 11.17 points (1.30%) from the previous day. The index opened at 854.85, down 2.99 points (0.35%) and has since widened its losses.
Individual investors are net buyers, purchasing 106.3 billion won, while foreign and institutional investors are net sellers, offloading 79.5 billion won and 20.1 billion won, respectively.
Most of the top KOSDAQ stocks are in the red, including Alteogen (down 3.21%), EcoPro (down 1.33%), EcoPro BM (down 1.09%), Rainbow Robotics (down 1.46%), HLB (down 1.91%), Rino Technology (down 0.98%), Wonik IPS (down 1.53%), and ABL Bio (down 2.13%). However, JUSUNG Engineering (up 0.99%) and IOTech (up 2.04%) are among the few that are rising.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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