On the 2nd, the KOSPI and KOSDAQ indexes are experiencing slight declines during trading due to selling pressure from foreign and institutional investors.
As of 11:35 a.m. on that day, the KOSPI index is trading at 2,517.91, down 3.48 points (0.14%) from the previous day. In the main bourse, foreigners and institutions are net selling 389.5 billion won and 45.9 billion won, respectively, while individuals alone are buying 383.7 billion won.
Among the top market capitalization stocks, there is a mixed trend. Celltrion is down over 3%, and Samsung Biologics (-1.32%), LG Energy Solution (-0.76%), Hyundai Motor (-0.50%), and Kia (-0.43%) are also weak. In contrast, Samsung Electronics preferred shares, KB Financial, and Hanwha Aerospace are up by over 1%. SK hynix and Samsung Electronics are also rising by 0.76% and 0.68%, respectively.
At the same time, the KOSDAQ index is trading at 699.09, down 3.36 points (0.49%) from the previous day. In the KOSDAQ market, foreigners and institutions are also selling off 209.5 billion won and 11.2 billion won, respectively. Individuals are net buying 232.8 billion won.
Among the top market capitalization stocks in the KOSDAQ, ECOPRO BM (-4.60%), HLB (-3.79%), Kolon TissueGene (-3.54%), Ecopro (-2.58%), and Alteogen (-1.62%) are weak. In contrast, CLASSYS is up by over 6%, and HUGEL (3.43%), Sam Chun Dang Pharm (2.99%), Rainbow Robotics (0.95%), and PharmaResearch (0.86%) are also rising.
In the Seoul foreign exchange market, the won (won-dollar) exchange rate is trading at 1,466.3 won, down 5.3 won from the previous trading day at the same time.