Overnight, major indices in New York, U.S., fell, and on the 17th, both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ indices are weak.
As of 9:08 a.m. on that day, the KOSPI index recorded 2,526.21, down 1.28 points (0.05%) from the previous transaction day. The KOSPI index opened at 2,520.85, a decrease of 6.64 points (0.26%) compared to the previous closing.
The top market capitalization stocks are showing mixed trends. Samsung Electronics, the leader in semiconductors, dropped by 0.74%, while SK hynix increased by 2.14%. Samsung Electronics' preferred stock is up by 0.11%.
In addition, Samsung Biologics, Hyundai Motor, Celltrion, Kia, Celltrion, KB Financial, NAVER, and others are seeing their stock prices decline. LG Energy Solution is on an upward trend.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 725.21, up 0.97 points (0.13%). The KOSDAQ index opened at 723.05, down 1.19 points (0.16%) from the previous transaction day.
Looking at the top 10 market capitalization stocks, Alteogen, ECOPRO BM, HLB, Ecopro, Rainbow Robotics, LigaChem Biosciences, HUGEL, Enchem, etc., are seeing their stock prices decline. In contrast, Sam Chun Dang Pharm, CLASSYS, and others are seeing stock price increases.
On the 16th (local time), the three major indices on the New York stock market in the U.S. fell together. It is estimated that profit-taking sales occurred. However, despite U.S. retail sales for December falling below expectations, key figures remained solid, limiting market shocks.
On that day, the large-cap Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index closed at 5,937.34, down 12.57 points (0.21%) from the previous day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, focused on blue-chip stocks, closed at 43,153.13, down 68.42 points (0.16%) from the previous day. The technology-centered NASDAQ index closed at 19,338.29, down 172.94 points (0.89%) from the previous day.
Following the surge the previous day, the stock indices generally showed weakness due to fatigue and a desire for profit-taking. By sector, technology fell by more than 1%, while consumer discretionary and communication services dropped by nearly 1%. Real estate and utilities rose by over 2%, and industrials saw strong performance in the 1% range.
In particular, Apple, ranked first in market capitalization, fell by over 4%, causing the NASDAQ to drop nearly 1%. This is the largest decline since August 5 of last year (a drop of 4.82%). This was attributed to reports of sluggish iPhone sales in China. Tesla also fell by more than 3%, and NVIDIA, Amazon, and Alphabet were down by over 1%. TSMC rose by 3.86% due to robust earnings.
On that day, the won-dollar exchange rate started at 1,458.0 won, up 1.3 won from the previous transaction day. (The value of the won has decreased.)