Despite foreign and institutional investors' selling pressure, individual investors' "buy" continued to show a slight upward trend in the Korean stock market on the morning of the 18th.
As of 10:56 a.m., the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) is up 5.87 points (0.24%) at 2476.28 compared to the previous trading day. The KOSPI opened at 2473.30, which is up 2.89 points (0.12%) from the previous session. Individual investors have purchased 146.4 billion won while foreign and institutional investors are selling 123.5 billion won and 36 billion won, respectively.
Stocks among the top market capitalization are mixed. Samsung Electronics, a leading semiconductor company, is up 0.36%, while SK hynix is down 0.74%. Samsung Electronics' preferred stock is up 0.11%.
Hanwha Aerospace, which received a second capital increase sanction from financial authorities, has renewed its highest price in a year. During the trading session, it even surpassed Hyundai Motor, which is ranked fifth in terms of KOSPI market capitalization. Additionally, Kia and KB Financial are seeing their stock prices rise. In contrast, LG Energy Solution, Samsung Biologics, and Celltrion are experiencing declines in their stock prices.
The KOSDAQ index is currently trading at 712.96, down 1.21 points (0.17%) from the previous trading day. The KOSDAQ opened at 713.52, which is up 1.77 points (0.25%) compared to the previous trading day.
Looking at the top 10 stocks by market capitalization, Alteogen, Peptron, LigaChem Biosciences, and PharmaResearch are seeing stock price increases. In contrast, ECOPRO BM, HLB, Ecopro, Rainbow Robotics, HUGEL, and CLASSYS are all experiencing declines in their stock prices.
As of 10:59 a.m. on this day, the exchange rate for the Korean won against the U.S. dollar is trading at 1421.50 won, up 2.00 won from the previous day.