The domestic stock market, which started unchanged on the 30th, has turned to a downward trend. Despite strong buying from individual investors, foreign investors and institutions are flooding the market with sell orders.

The stock market displays on the electronic signboard in the dealing room of Hana Bank's main branch in Jung-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 29th./Courtesy of News1

As of 11:02 a.m. on that day, the KOSPI index recorded a drop of 15.28 points (0.6%) to 2550.14 compared to the previous transaction day. Although individuals are increasing their purchases to 272 billion won, foreigners and institutions are selling off 141 billion won and 160.2 billion won, respectively.

In the KOSPI market, all but Hanwha Aerospace, which rose by 1.48%, saw declines. In particular, LG Energy Solution is down over 3%. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, SK hynix, and Celltrion are also experiencing a decline of around 1%.

The KOSDAQ index is trading at 717.78, down 8.68 points (1.19%) from the previous transaction day. The KOSDAQ index opened at 726.48, up 0.02 points (0.01%) from the previous transaction day.

In the KOSDAQ market, foreigners and institutions are selling 103.4 billion won and 60 billion won, respectively. Individuals have purchased 168.1 billion won.

In the top 10 by market capitalization, all stocks except HLB and CLASSYS are on a downward trend. Rainbow Robotics is down over 4%, followed by Peptron, PharmaResearch, LigaChem Biosciences, and Alteogen.

As of 11:10 a.m. on that day, the exchange rate for the won against the dollar (won-dollar exchange rate) is trading at 1432.3 won, down 1.7 won from the previous day.