KOSPI Rises Over 2% on Institutional Buying; Samsung, SK Hynix Gain

by SHIN DONGKUN Posted : August 26, 2026, 13:08Updated : August 26, 2026, 13:08
 
코스피가 기관의 순매수에 힘입어 2%대 상승하고 있다.
 
According to the Korea Exchange, as of 1 p.m. on August 26, the KOSPI index rose by 144.40 points (2.14%) to 6,887.18 compared to the previous trading day.
 
Institutional investors led the increase, net buying 616.3 billion won, while individual and foreign investors sold off, with net sales of 1.4779 trillion won and 165.4 billion won, respectively.
 
Among the top market capitalization stocks, Samsung Electronics saw a 3.40% increase, and SK Hynix rose by 2.74%. Other gainers included Samsung Electronics preferred shares (2.47%), SK Square (1.32%), Hyundai Motor (0.36%), LG Energy Solution (0.14%), and Samsung Biologics (0.95%).
 
Notably, Samsung Life surged by 8.77%, and Samsung C&T climbed by 5.59%. In contrast, Samsung Electro-Mechanics fell by 0.84%.
 
The KOSDAQ index, however, lagged behind, showing a slight increase of 0.12 points (0.01%) to 827.27 at the same time.
 
In the KOSDAQ market, individual investors net bought 220.6 billion won, while foreign and institutional investors net sold 125.1 billion won and 97.8 billion won, respectively.
 
On the stock front, Alteogen rose by 2.78%, and Pharma Research surged by 6.88%. EcoPro (0.23%) and Rainbow Robotics (0.11%) also saw gains.
 
Conversely, EcoPro BM (-1.16%), Juseong Engineering (-2.57%), Wonik IPS (-2.14%), Rino Industrial (-2.08%), and HLB (-1.83%) experienced declines.
 




* This article has been translated by AI.