코스피가 외국인의 매도세에 밀려 하락마감했다. 삼성전자와 SK하이닉스 등 반도체 대형주가 동반 하락하며 지수를 끌어내렸다. 반면 코스닥은 기관의 매수세에 힘입어 상승 마감했다.
On November 13, the KOSPI index closed down 52.20 points, or 0.98%, at 5,290.53, marking its second consecutive day of decline following a 0.61% drop the previous day.
Foreign investors led the decline in the KOSPI, selling a net 547.5 billion won ($460 million) in the stock market. Meanwhile, individual and institutional investors bought a net 17.4 billion won and 2.1 billion won, respectively, but their purchases were insufficient to absorb the foreign selling pressure.
Among the top market capitalization stocks, semiconductor-related shares saw significant declines. Samsung Electronics fell 0.96%, while SK Hynix dropped 3.03%. Other notable declines included SK Square (-3.67%) and Samsung Electro-Mechanics (-3.50%). Additionally, Samsung Biologics (-2.62%) and LG Energy Solution (-1.52%) also experienced losses.
In contrast, KB Financial Group rose 4.74%, with Hyundai Motor (1.13%), Samsung Electronics preferred shares (1.31%), and Samsung Life Insurance (0.80%) also closing higher.
The KOSDAQ index finished up 3.13 points, or 0.45%, at 699.66, driven by institutional buying of 126.2 billion won. However, individual and foreign investors sold a net 56.3 billion won and 75.2 billion won, respectively.
Among the top KOSDAQ stocks, Rainbow Robotics rose 5.21%, while EcoPro BM (1.00%), EcoPro (0.41%), and JUSUNG Engineering (0.29%) also gained. Conversely, IOTech (-2.72%), Samchundang Pharm (-1.76%), Rino Technology (-1.71%), and Alteogen (-0.68%) showed weakness.
Market sentiment was shaken by uncertainties surrounding the AI semiconductor supply chain and expectations for government measures to stabilize the market. During a capital market policy meeting, various policies were discussed, including the stabilization fund, shareholder return enhancements, and restructuring of the KOSDAQ, but no immediate market intervention plans were announced.
Lee Kyung-min, a researcher at Daishin Securities, noted, "Concerns have grown regarding the AI semiconductor supply chain following allegations that Alice Huang, the former partner of Jensen Huang, the former CEO of NVIDIA, is linked to Chinese intelligence agencies, along with suspicions that NVIDIA's Blackwell chips were supplied to China's DeepSeek."
He added, "While the capital market policy meeting discussed the stabilization fund, shareholder return enhancements, KOSDAQ restructuring, and measures to increase long-term investment funds, there were no immediate plans for the activation of the stabilization fund or specific execution plans, which limited the ability to meet investors' expectations for short-term market stabilization measures."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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