Despite foreign selling pressures, individual investors' buying momentum is showing a slight rise in the Korean stock market on the morning of the 21st. Most stocks hitting the ceiling price are political theme stocks, raising concerns about rapid fluctuations in response to policies as the political scene officially enters the presidential election phase.
As of 10:49 a.m. on this day, the KOSPI index recorded 2,488.96, up 5.04 points (0.2%) from the previous trading day. Individuals and institutions are buying 138 billion won and 3.2 billion won respectively, while foreigners are selling 167.6 billion won.
The top 10 stocks by market capitalization in the KOSPI show mixed results. Samsung Electronics, the leader in the semiconductor sector, is up 0.09%, while SK hynix is up 1.77%. Samsung Electronics preferred stock is remaining at the same price as the previous trading day.
On the 18th, Hanwha Aerospace, which had briefly surpassed Hyundai Motor in terms of market capitalization, is up 0.3%. Hyundai Motor is down 0.05%, but its market capitalization remains higher than that of Hanwha Aerospace.
LG Energy Solution and KB Financial are showing a downward trend, while Samsung Biologics, Celltrion, and Kia are on the rise.
The KOSDAQ index is trading at 718.56, up 0.81 points (0.11%) from the previous trading day. The KOSDAQ index opened at 717.22, down 0.55 points from the previous trading day.
Looking at the top 10 stocks by market capitalization, Alteogen, HLB, CLASSYS, Peptron, LigaChem Biosciences, and PharmaResearch are seeing stock price declines. In contrast, Ecopro, Rainbow Robotics, and HUGEL are experiencing stock price increases. ECOPRO BM is remaining at the same price as the previous trading day.
As the political scene officially enters the presidential election phase, most of the stocks experiencing price increases are political theme stocks. Following the promise to transfer the administrative capital to Sejong City, construction-related stocks such as Sungshin Cement and Kyeryong Construction have recorded ceiling prices.
In the KOSDAQ market, stocks related to Furiosa AI, including Company K, Xperix, NAU IB Capital, and Panstar Enterprise, have recorded ceiling prices. Lee Jae-myung, a leading presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited Furiosa AI on the 14th, linking it to the thematic stocks.
As of this time, the exchange rate of the won against the dollar (won-dollar exchange rate) is trading at 1,419.50 won, down 4.3 won from the previous day.